The difference between Lonely and Solitary
When used as adjectives, lonely means unhappy because of feeling isolated from contact with other people, whereas solitary means living or being by oneself.
Solitary is also noun with the meaning: one who lives alone, or in solitude.
check bellow for the other definitions of Lonely and Solitary
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Lonely as an adjective:
Unhappy because of feeling isolated from contact with other people.
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Lonely as an adjective (of a, place or time):
Unfrequented by people; desolate.
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Lonely as an adjective (of a, person):
Without companions; solitary.
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Solitary as a noun:
One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret, hermit or recluse.
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Solitary as a noun (uncountable):
solitary confinement
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Solitary as an adjective:
Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
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Solitary as an adjective:
Performed, passed, or endured alone
Examples:
"a solitary journey"
"a solitary life"
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Solitary as an adjective:
Not much visited or frequented; remote from society
Examples:
"a solitary residence or place"
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Solitary as an adjective:
Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted
Examples:
"the solitary desert"
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Solitary as an adjective:
gloomy; dismal, because of not being inhabited.
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Solitary as an adjective:
Single; individual; sole.
Examples:
"a solitary example"
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Solitary as an adjective (botany):
Not associated with others of the same kind.
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Solitary as a noun (archaic):
The Rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria), an extinct flightless bird.