lonely

 
Pronunciation: /ˈləʊnli/

adjective (lonelier, loneliest)

  • 1sad because one has no friends or company: lonely old people whose families do not care for them
  • without companions; solitary: passing long lonely hours looking on to the street
  • 2(of a place) unfrequented and remote: a lonely country lane

Origin:

late 16th century: from lone + -ly1