4. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
Syn.
— Solitude; seclusion. See Solitude.
LONELY Lone"ly, a. [Compar. Lonelier; superl. Loneliest.] Etym: [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.
LONENESS
Lone"ness, n.
Defn: Solitude; seclusion. [Obs.] Donne.