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unlonely


adjective, lone·li·er, lone·li·est.

  1. affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
  2. destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship, intercourse, support, etc.: a lonely exile.
  3. lone; solitary; without company; companionless.
  4. remote from places of human habitation; desolate; unfrequented; bleak: a lonely road.
  5. standing apart; isolated: a lonely tower.

adjective -lier or -liest

  1. unhappy as a result of being without the companionship of othersa lonely man
  2. causing or resulting from the state of being alonea lonely existence
  3. isolated, unfrequented, or desolate
  4. without companions; solitary

adj.c.1600, “solitary, lone,” from lone + -ly (1). Meaning “dejected for want of company” is from 1811. Lonely heart (n.) “a lonely-hearted person” is from 1922. Lonely hearted (adj.) is attested from 1820.

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