"lonely-hearted" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From lonely + hearted.",
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "ref": "2014, Lonely Planet, Best Place to be Today: 365 Things to do & the Perfect Day to do Them, →ISBN:",
          "text": "The Matchmaking Festival provided social events for these lonely-hearted pilgrims, and allowed local personages to keep undesirables away from their daughters.",
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          "text": "But, instead, she only took him up and kissed him, which was not quite pleasant, for her chin was very bristly indeed; but he was so lonely-hearted, he thought that rough kissing was better than none.",
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        "Yearning for affection and companionship."
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          "affection",
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          "companionship",
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          "word": "lonelyhearted"
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  "etymology_text": "From lonely + hearted.",
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