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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"
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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"
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characterized by or preferring solitude;
"a lone wolf"
"a lonely existence"
"a man of a solitary disposition"
"a solitary walk"
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devoid of creatures;
"a lonely crossroads"
"a solitary retreat"
"a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"