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4. Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.

Thus vanish scepters, coronets, and balls, And leave you on lone woods, or empty walls.

Pope.

Lone"li*ness (?), n. 1. The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.

2. The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the loneliness of a road.

3. Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.

I see The mystery of your loneliness.

Shak.

4. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.

Syn. -- Solitude; seclusion. See Solitude.

Lone"ly, a. [Compar. Lonelier (?); superl. Loneliest.] [Shortened fr. alonely.] 1. Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell.

2. Alone, or in want of company; forsaken.

To the misled and lonely traveler.

Milton.

3. Not frequented by human beings; as, a lonely wood.

4. Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from the consciousness of being alone; lonesome.

I am very often alone. I don't mean I am lonely.

H. James.

Syn. -- Solitary; lone; lonesome; retired; unfrequented; sequestered; secluded.

Lone"ness, n. Solitude; seclusion. [Obs.] Donne.

Lone"some (?), a. [Compar. Lonesomer (?); superl. Lonesomest.] 1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary.

Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread.

Coleridge.

2. Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to feel lonesome.

-- Lone"some*ly, adv. -- Lone"some*ness, n.

Long (?), a. [Compar. Longer (?); superl. Longest (?).] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. lång, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. √125. Cf. Length, Ling a fish, Linger, Lunge, Purloin.] 1. Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

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2. Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.