Adjective

(er)

Unhappy because of feelings of loneliness.

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* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)

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unfrequented by people; desolate.

without companions; solitary.

Adjective

(en adjective)

Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.

Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.

*1910 , , "The Saint and the Goblin", Reginald in Russia :

*:The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.

That has left employment (of a person), especially on reaching pensionable age.

The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.