lonely

Meaning

1. Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
2. Unfrequented by people; desolate.
3. Without companions; solitary.

Synonyms

solitary

lonesome

desolate

alone

forlorn

lone

isolated

deserted

dreary

friendless

secluded

single

remote

uninhabited

unfrequented

quiet

unhappy

☹️

sole

only

bleak

unattended

empty

helpless

homesick

discouraging

hopeless

companionless

loneliness

disheartening

retired

be homesick

silent

🔇

calm

unpromising

solitarily

solitary person

solitude

sparse

still

stranded

stray

unaccompanied

unassisted

uneasy

unpopulated

upset

vacant

void

wretched

yearn

Translations

einsam

solitario

seul

solitaire

solo

eenzaam

solitario

allein

solo

tenha

solitari

yalnız

solitário

isolé

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈləʊn.li/

Etymology

From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.

Sentences

I wandered lonely as a cloud .