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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
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- DzԱl· adverb
- DzԱl·Ա DzԱl·Ǵǻ noun
- ܲ·DzԱl adjective
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.’”
Community service for an increasingly lonely, isolated society?
"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.
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.
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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