lonely
adjective /ˈləʊn.li/
/ˈloʊn-/ Definition
B1 unhappy because you are not with other people: She gets lonely now that all the kids have left home. the lonely life of a farmerFeeling sad and unhappyAloneSeparateness and isolation in space B2 A lonely place is a long way from where people live: a lonely stretch of Arizona highwayDistant in space and time
(Definition of lonely adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apart adjective
- be in a minority of one idiom
- castaway noun
- deserted adjective (LEFT BEHIND)
- go stag idiom
- herself pronoun
- himself pronoun (MALE)
- keep (themselves) to themselves idiom
- like a shag on a rock idiom
- lone wolf noun
- loner noun
- lonesome adjective
- seclusion noun
- shut yourself away phrasal verb
- sole adjective
- solely adverb
- solitary adjective
- solitude noun
- solo adjective, adverb
- stay-at-home noun
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