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Word lonely
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈləʊnli / NAmE / ˈloʊnli /
Example
  • she lives alone and often feels lonely.
  • as i didn't speak the language i grew lonelier and lonelier.
  • all those lonely nights at home watching tv
  • a lonely beach
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lonely

(adjective)BrE / ˈləʊnli / NAmE / ˈloʊnli /
  1. unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to
    • She lives alone and often feels lonely.
    • As I didn't speak the language I grew lonelier and lonelier.
  2. sad and spent alone
    • all those lonely nights at home watching TV
  3. where only a few people ever come or visit
    • synonym isolated
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/isolated
    • a lonely beach
    • I like being alone in the house.
    • I’m going to London by myself next week.
    • I want to finish this on my own (= without anyone’s help).
    • a lone jogger in the park
    • long, solitary walks
    • a lonely child
    • Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York.
    • a lonely house

    Extra Examples

    • It gets pretty lonely here in winter.
    • She felt oddly lonely without her books.
    • She was desperately lonely at school.
    • As I didn’t speak the language I grew lonelier and lonelier.
    • He thought back to all those lonely nights at home watching TV.
    • The support they give to lonely old people is invaluable.
    • There are times when I feel very lonely.

    Word Origin

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