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Lonely ˈləʊnli People Adjective Lives Feels Nights Home

Word3 lonely
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈləʊnli/ /ˈləʊnli/
Example
  • she lives alone and often feels lonely.
  • all those lonely nights at home watching tv
  • a lonely childhood
  • she contemplated the lonely walk home.
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lonely

(adjective)/ˈləʊnli/ /ˈləʊnli/
  1. unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to
    • She lives alone and often feels lonely.

    Extra Examples

    • She felt oddly lonely without her books.
    • He was desperately lonely at school.
    • The support they give to lonely old people is invaluable.
  2. sad and spent alone
    • all those lonely nights at home watching TV
    • a lonely childhood
    • She contemplated the lonely walk home.
    • These characters live sad, lonely lives.
  3. where only a few people ever come or visit
    • SYNONYM isolated
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/isolated
    • a lonely beach
    • a lonely mountain road
    • It gets pretty lonely here in winter.

    Word Origin

    • late 16th cent.: from lone + -ly.
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