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lonely
[lohn-lee]
adjective
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.
Synonyms: ,standing apart; isolated.
a lonely tower.
Synonyms:
lonely
/ ˈəʊԱɪ /
adjective
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
Other Word Forms
- lonelily adverb
- loneliness noun
- lonelihood noun
- unlonely adjective
- ˈDzԱԱ noun
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Feeling helpless and lonely, he started drinking heavily.
And you start to feel very, very lonely all of a sudden.
That Love identified no sadness in the songs only makes it easier to understand why Wilson the lonely young pop star was writing tunes as openly forlorn as “In My Room.”
Travelling for work can get lonely, but Akol is constantly bumping into models from her birth country - the lush, but troubled South Sudan.
Gillan’s Felicia, who is both a despondent nurse and a lonely divorcée, nicely illustrates why.
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