lonely

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈləʊnli/, SAMPA: /"l@Unli/
• (US) IPA: /ˈloʊnli/, SAMPA: /"loUnli/

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Adjective

lonely (comparative lonelier, superlative loneliest)

1. Of person, unhappy by feelings of loneliness.
2. Of place, unfrequented by people; desolate.
3. Of person, without companions; solitary.

Synonyms

• (dejected): lonesome
• (unfrequented by people): desolate, desert, empty, unpeopled, unpopulated
• (without companions): solitary, alone, unaccompanied

Related terms

• lone

Translations

of person: dejected by feelings

Arabic: وحيد (ar) (waHiid) Catalan: solitari (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 寂寞 (cmn) (jìmò) Croatian: ùsāmljen (hr) Czech: osamělý (cs) m. Danish: ensom (da) Dutch: eenzaam (nl) Finnish: yksinäinen (fi) French: seul (fr) m. German: einsam (de) Hebrew: גַּלְמוּד (he) (galmud)

Hungarian: magányos (hu) Icelandic: einmana (is) Italian: solo (it) m., solitario (it) m., malinconico (it) m., Japanese: さびしい (ja) (sabishii), 寂しい (ja) (さびしい, sabishii) Korean: 고독한 (godokhan) Kurdish: ته‌نها (ku) (tenha), بێکه‌س (ku) (békes) Norwegian: ensom (no) Portuguese: solitário (pt) Russian: одинокий (ru) (odinókij) Scottish Gaelic: aonaranach (gd), uaigneach (gd) Spanish: solitario (es) Swedish: ensam (sv)

of place: desolate

Croatian: ùsāmljen (hr), òsāmljen (hr) Czech: osamělý (cs) m. French: isolé (fr) Italian: desolato (it) m., isolato (it) m.,

Portuguese: isolado (pt) Russian: одинокий (ru) (odinókij) Scottish Gaelic: aonaranach (gd), uaigneach (gd) Swedish: öde (sv)

solitary — see solitary