lacking companions or companionship; he was alone when we met him; she is alone much of the time; the lone skier on the mountain; a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel; a lonely soul; a solitary traveler
marked by dejection from being alone; felt sad and lonely; the loneliest night of the week; lonesome when her husband is away; spent a lonesome hour in the bar
[ Syn: lonesome ]
characterized by or preferring solitude; a lone wolf; a lonely existence; a man of a solitary disposition; a solitary walk
devoid of creatures; a lonely crossroads; a solitary retreat; a trail leading to an unfrequented lake
[ Syn: solitary , unfrequented ]