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- Dictionarylonely/ˈləʊnli/
adjective
- 1. sad because one has no friends or company: "lonely old people whose families do not care for them" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a place) unfrequented and remote: "a lonely country lane" Similar Opposite
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LONELY definition: 1. unhappy because you are not with other people: 2. A lonely place is a long way from where…. Learn more.
The meaning of LONELY is being without company : lone. How to use lonely in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lonely.
LONELY meaning: 1. unhappy because you are not with other people: 2. A lonely place is a long way from where…. Learn more.
affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome. destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship, intercourse, support, etc.: a lonely exile. lone; solitary; without company; companionless.
Lonely (North American English also lonesome) means that you are sad because you have no friends or people to talk to: a lonely child; Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York. It can also describe places or activities that make you feel lonely: a lonely house
1. unhappy as a result of being without the companionship of others: a lonely man. 2. causing or resulting from the state of being alone: a lonely existence. 3. isolated, unfrequented, or desolate. 4. without companions; solitary. ˈlonelinessn.
A lonely situation or period of time is one in which you feel unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to. I desperately needed something to occupy me during those long, lonely nights.