Lonely | Mean of lonely in English Dictionary

/ˈloʊnli/

• sad from being apart from other people
1. He was/felt lonely without his wife and children.
2. a lonely old man
3. feeling lonely
4. She was a lonely child with few friends.
• causing sad feelings that come from being apart from other people
1. It was lonely living out in the country.
2. She spent too many lonely nights at home.
3. She had a lonely childhood.
4. It's lonely at the top. [=powerful and successful people often have few friends]
• not visited by or traveled on by many people
1. a lonely spot in the woods
2. a lonely stretch of road