Definition of LONELY

lonely

Adjective Satellite

  • lacking companions or companionship
    • "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"
    • "a lonely soul"
  • marked by dejection from being alone
    • "felt sad and lonely"
  • characterized by or preferring solitude
    • "a lonely existence"
  • devoid of creatures
    • "a lonely crossroads"

Adj

  • Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
  • Unfrequented by people; desolate.
  • Without companions; solitary.

Adjective

  • Sad from lack of companionship; isolated or solitary.

Examples

  • The single ’Q’ tile on his rack felt LONELY, awaiting its companion ’U’.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 9

lonely: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lonely: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lonely: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

lonely: valid Words With Friends Word