LONELY

[adjective] -ier, -iest - (of people or their situation) unhappy because you are alone, or (of places) where there are not many people, buildings etc.Unable to leave their own homes, the women are lonely and isolated.The results were a fitting reward for many lonely hours of study.Many people forget how lonely the task of a judge is.She felt lonely and miserable after they all left.The streets are lonelier at night.He lives in an isolated cottage in the lonely valley of Miterdale.USAGE: Compare alone.A lonely hearts club/column/advertisement is for people who would like to make new friends or meet a sexual partner.Her dad answered a lonely hearts ad and met a supermarket supervisor.