Lonely
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈləʊnli/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lonely is an adjective meaning Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
Meaning
Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
More Meanings
- (of a place or time) Unfrequented by people; desolate.
- (of a person) Without companions; solitary.
Example Sentences
By a lone wall a lonelier column rears.
At last My love has come along My lonely days are over And life is like a song
You were lonely for a man I said, "Take me as I am" 'Cause you might enjoy some madness for a while
LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities; New York gets god-awful cold in the winter but there’s a feeling of wacky comradeship somewhere in some streets. LA is a jungle.
Word Forms
- lonelier
- loneliest
Synonyms for lonely
Depending on context, synonyms include lonesome, desolate, desert, empty, unpeopled, unpopulated.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lonesome, lone, alone, solitary, inaccessible, unaccompanied.
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