lonely

[ lohn-lee ]

/ ˈloʊn li /

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adjective, lone·li·er, lone·li·est.

affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.

destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship, intercourse, support, etc.: a lonely exile.

lone; solitary; without company; companionless.

remote from places of human habitation; desolate; unfrequented; bleak: a lonely road.

standing apart; isolated: a lonely tower.

Origin of lonely

First recorded in 1600–10; lone + -ly

SYNONYMS FOR lonely

4 uninhabited, unpopulated.

5 secluded.

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synonym study for lonely

1. See alone.

OTHER WORDS FROM lonely

lone·li·ly, adverb lone·li·ness, lone·li·hood, noun un·lone·ly, adjective

Words nearby lonely

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Then a strange sound was heard in their lonely little lodge—the crying of a child.

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But Anne, lonely in her new quarters, had appreciated the forlornness of the old drake and had adopted him.

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Yet that is how he managed to live through the lonely days he spent up there in the lookout station.

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British Dictionary definitions for lonely

lonely

/ (ˈləʊnlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

unhappy as a result of being without the companionship of others a lonely man

causing or resulting from the state of being alone a lonely existence

isolated, unfrequented, or desolate

without companions; solitary

Derived forms of lonely

loneliness, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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lonely

adjective, lone·li·er, lone·li·est.

Origin of lonely

SYNONYMS FOR lonely

synonym study for lonely

OTHER WORDS FROM lonely

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Example sentences from the Web for lonely

British Dictionary definitions for lonely

adjective -lier or -liest

Derived forms of lonely

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

lonely

adjective, lone·li·er, lone·li·est.

Origin of lonely

SYNONYMS FOR lonely

synonym study for lonely

OTHER WORDS FROM lonely

Words nearby lonely

Words related to lonely

Example sentences from the Web for lonely

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adjective -lier or -liest

Derived forms of lonely

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