Lone"ly, a. [Compar. Lonelier (?); superl. Loneliest.] [Shortened fr. alonely.]
1.
Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell.
2.
Alone, or in want of company; forsaken.
To the misled and lonely traveler.
Milton.
3.
Not frequented by human beings; as, a lonely wood.
4.
Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from the consciousness of being alone; lonesome.
I am very often alone. I don't mean I am lonely.
H. James.
Syn. -- Solitary; lone; lonesome; retired; unfrequented; sequestered; secluded.
© Webster 1913.