| lone | 1. Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or watcher. "When I have on those pathless wilds a appeared, And the lone wanderer with my presence cheered." (Shenstone) 2. Single; unmarried, or in widowhood. "Queen Elizabeth being a lone woman." (Collection of Records (1642)) "A hundred mark is a long one for a poor lone woman to bear." (Shak) 3. Being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and resort; as, a lone house. " A lone isle." "By a lone well a lonelier column rears." (Byron) 4. Unfrequented by human beings; solitary. "Thus vanish scepters, coronets, and balls, And leave you on lone woods, or empty walls." (Pope) Origin: Abbrev. Fr. Alone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| loneliness | The state of feeling sad or dejected as a result of lack of companionship or being separated from others. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lonely | 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) Synonym: Solitary, lone, lonesome, retired, unfrequented, sequestered, secluded. Origin: Shortened fr. Alonely. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |