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.
3. Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering;
as, long hours of watching.
4. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far
away.
The we may us reserve both fresh and strong Against the tournament,
which is not long.
Spenser.
5. Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span
long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a
mile, etc.