lonely
Meaning
- Unhappy because of feeling isolated from contact with other people.
- Unfrequented by people; desolate.
- Without companions; solitary.
Synonyms
be homesick
solitary person
lonely place
on one’s own
lonely and helpless
lolitary
miseable
sparsely/thinly populated
dove-cooey
away from people
all alone
lorn
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈləʊn.li/
Etymology
From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.
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