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 āQā tile on his rack felt LONELY, awaiting its companion āUā.
Origin / Etymology
From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.
Synonyms
alone, lone, lonesome, solitary, unfrequented, desert, desolate, empty, unaccompanied, unpeopled, unpopulated
Scrabble Score: 9
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