Lonely - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈləʊnlɪ|  American pronunciation of the word lonely
Brit.  |ˈləʊnlɪ|  British pronunciation of the word lonely

adjective

- lacking companions or companionship (syn: alone, lone, solitary)
a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel
a lonely soul
- marked by dejection from being alone (syn: lonesome)
felt sad and lonely
- characterized by or preferring solitude (syn: lone, solitary)
a lonely existence
- devoid of creatures (syn: solitary, unfrequented)
a lonely crossroads

Extra examples

He was lonely without his wife and children.

She was a lonely child with few friends.

It was lonely living out in the country.

She spent too many lonely nights at home.

She had a lonely childhood.

Don't you get lonely being on your own all day?

He led a lonely life with few friends.

He was just a lonely man looking for love.

She doesn't mind being alone because she never feels lonely.

...the first settlers in that area lived on the vast plains in lonely log cabins...

...forced isolation always made the sociable child lonely...

He felt lonely and miserable after his divorce.

The rainy weather had her feeling lonely and depressed.

...the motif of mute figures standing in lonely isolation is a recurrent one in the artist's works...

...being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone...

Word forms

adjective
comparative: lonelier
superlative: loneliest
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