Meditrina

I tried searching the boards for this, but I could not find anything. I am trying to figure out my feelings today. What is the difference between alone and lonely? Here are the definitions from dictionary.com. I don't feel that this helps me at all. Maybe neither one of these words describe how I feel.

alone (adj.)
Being apart from others; solitary.
Being without anyone or anything else; only.
Considered separately from all others of the same class.
Being without equal; unique.


lonely (adj.)
Without companions; lone.
Characterized by aloneness; solitary.
Unfrequented by people; desolate: a lonely crossroads.
Dejected by the awareness of being alone.
Producing such dejection: the loneliest night of the week.


What do you think is the difference between alone and lonely?

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