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lonely

[ lohn-lee ]

adjective

lonelier, loneliest.
  1. affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
  2. destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship, intercourse, support, etc.:

    a lonely exile.

  3. lone; solitary; without company; companionless.
  4. remote from places of human habitation; desolate; unfrequented; bleak:

    a lonely road.

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  5. standing apart; isolated:

    a lonely tower.

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lonely

/ ˈəʊԱɪ /

adjective

  1. unhappy as a result of being without the companionship of others

    a lonely man

  2. causing or resulting from the state of being alone

    a lonely existence

  3. isolated, unfrequented, or desolate
  4. without companions; solitary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԱԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • DzԱl· adverb
  • DzԱl·Ա DzԱl·Ǵǻ noun
  • ܲ·DzԱl adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lonely1

First recorded in 1600–10; lone + -ly
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Synonym Study

See alone.
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Example Sentences

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Hoffman, paraphrasing her state of mind in Providence, writes, “During this time Aimee described herself as profoundly lonely, the emotion coming over her in those days like a ‘terrifying grip.’”

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Community service for an increasingly lonely, isolated society?

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"He is effectively on the run, and the theory is he's lonely, and puts an advert in the newspaper asking for a new wife," says Dan Clarke, a heritage officer at Moyse's Hall Museum.

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But what struck me — and often strikes me in the coverage of Musk's spiral into a total crank — is how the richest man in the world seems lonely.

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I was full of hope for a fresh start but it was like reliving that lonely, alienating experience all over again.

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