Lonely
['ləʊnlɪ] or ['lonli]
Definition
(adj.) marked by dejection from being alone; 'felt sad and lonely'; 'the loneliest night of the week'; 'lonesome when her husband is away'; 'spent a lonesome hour in the bar' .
(adj.) devoid of creatures; 'a lonely crossroads'; 'a solitary retreat'; 'a trail leading to an unfrequented lake' .
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Definition
(superl.) Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell.
(superl.) Alone, or in want of company; forsaken.
(superl.) Not frequented by human beings; as, a lonely wood.
(superl.) Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from the consciousness of being alone; lonesome.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Apart, retired, solitary, secluded, isolated, sequestered, remote, dreary, lonesome.[2]. Lone, alone, solitary, unaccompanied, companionless.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See LONESOME]
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Definition
adj. alone: solitary: retired: standing by itself.—ns. Lone′liness Lone′ness.—adj. Lone′some solitary: dismal.—adv. Lone′somely.—n. Lone′someness.
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Examples
- Mr. Carruthers has got a trap, and so the dangers of the lonely road, if there ever were any dangers, are now over. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I couldn't help it, I felt so lonely and sad, and was so very glad to see you. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- And she knew that under this dark and lonely bridge the young colliers stood in the darkness with their sweethearts, in rainy weather. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She ever shunned high-roads, and sought byways and lonely lanes. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Surely, surely, said he; a lonely man like me, who has no sistermust be but too glad to find in some woman's heart a sister's pure affection. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me, and. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Oh, thou poor lonely little benighted boy! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The old man uttered a loud yell which rang through the lonely fields like the howl of an evil spirit. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I'm glad of that, he is so lonely. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- After calling on the Government people we started to interview the telegraph operator at this most lonely and desolate spot. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- You two might go forth homeless hunters to the loneliest western wilds; all would be well with you. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- For a time Gautama wandered alone, the loneliest figure in history, battling for light. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The testimony of the inhabitants also declares, that Shore Lane, after midnight, is one of the quietest and loneliest streets in London. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Thus easily did Stephen Blackpool fall into the loneliest of lives, the life of solitude among a familiar crowd. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- This bossy projection of earth above its natural level occupied the loftiest ground of the loneliest height that the heath contained. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- A spirit that was once a man could hardly feel stranger or lonelier, going unrecognized among mankind, than I feel. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Two years have passed since then, and my life has been until lately lonelier than ever. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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