Lonely
Lonely adjective - Not being in the company of others.
Private and lonely are semantically related. in out-of-the-way topic. In some cases you can use "Private" instead an adjective "Lonely".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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I believe we're looking for an older man - very lonely, very private, very patient.
Source: Series / The Inside -
The former is painfully shy around anyone he doesnt know well, has a private chauffeur and a huge but lonely mansion at his mothers behest.
Source: Visual Novel / Backstage Pass -
Camp X-Ray: A lonely and sexually frustrated Private Cole checks out an issue of Penthouse in the bathroom immediately before propositioning her (male) superior officer.
Source: Bi the Way
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