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[ adjective ] marked by dejection from being alone
Synonyms Examples "felt sad and lonely" "the loneliest night of the week" "lonesome when her husband is away" "spent a lonesome hour in the bar" Used in print (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)`` I was lonely always '' . `` But now I am not lonely . I grok I shall never be lonely again '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lacking companions or companionship
Examples "he was alone when we met him" "she is alone much of the time" "the lone skier on the mountain" "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel" "a lonely soul" "a solitary traveler" Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)Ann_Catt was a lonely , devoted soul , never married , conducting a spotless home and devoted to her church , but a perpetual dissenter and born critic . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)The thought of this lonely woman sitting at her window touched him , although he was even more touched by her plumpness . The remarks she made about the sufferings of a lonely woman seemed so broad at_first that he did n't know what to make_of them , but after the sixth drink he put his arm around her and suggested that they go upstairs and look_for her checkbook there . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded
Synonyms Examples "a lonely crossroads" "a solitary retreat" "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake" Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)It is a lonely , rather desolate region , but full of legendary and historic associations . Related terms |
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