The meaning of lonely.

lone·ly

ˈlōnlē

adjective

1. sad because one has no friends or company.

   "lonely old people whose families do not care for them"

   synonyms:

   isolated, alone, lonesome, friendless, with no one to turn to, forsaken,abandoned, rejected, unloved, unwanted, outcast;

   • without companions; solitary.

     "passing long lonely hours looking onto the street"

     synonyms:

     solitary, unaccompanied, lone, by oneself/itself, companionless "the lonely life of a writer"
   • (of a place) unfrequented and remote.

     "a lonely stretch of country lane"

     synonyms:

     deserted, uninhabited, unfrequented, unpopulated, desolate,isolated, remote, out of the way, secluded, off the beaten track/path,in the back of beyond, godforsaken; informalin the middle of nowhere "a lonely road"