lonely
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
lonely (comparative lonelier, superlative loneliest)
- Of person, unhappy by feelings of loneliness.
- 1941, Mack Gordon and Harry Warren, “At Last” (song), Glenn Miller, vocals by Ray Eberle and Pat Friday:
- At last
My love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song
- At last
- 1941, Mack Gordon and Harry Warren, “At Last” (song), Glenn Miller, vocals by Ray Eberle and Pat Friday:
- Of place, unfrequented by people; desolate.
- Of person, without companions; solitary.
Synonyms [edit]
- (dejected): lonesome
- (unfrequented by people): desolate, desert, empty, unpeopled, unpopulated
- (without companions): solitary, alone, unaccompanied
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
of person: dejected by feelings
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of place: desolate
solitary — see solitary
