- lonely⇄adj. 1. feeling oneself alone and longing for company or friends; lonesome.
Ex. He was lonely while his brother was away. Now a lonely man Wifeless and heirless (Tennyson).
2. without many people; desolate.
Ex. a lonely road, a lonely - lonely⇄lonely, adjective, -lier,-liest,noun.
- lonely⇄noun 1. a lonely person.
2. loner.