Definition of 'lonely'
Word forms: comparative lonelier
, superlative loneliest
1. adjective
2. adjective
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lonely in British English
adjectiveWord forms: -lier or -liest
3.
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loneliness (ˈloneliness) noun
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lonely in American English
SIMILAR WORDS: aˈlone
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Derived forms
lonelily (ˈlonelily)
adverb
loneliness (ˈloneliness)
noun
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lonely in American English
(ˈlounli)
adjectiveWord forms: -lier, -liest
1.
3.
lone; solitary; without company; companionless
5.
standing apart; isolated
a lonely tower
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Derived forms
lonelily adverb
loneliness or lonelihood
noun
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[1600–10; lone + -ly]Examples of 'lonely' in a sentence
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British English: lonely
/ˈləʊnlɪ/ ADJECTIVE
A lonely person is unhappy because they are alone, or because they do not have any friends.
- American English: lonely /ˈloʊnli/
- Arabic: مُتَوَحِّدْ
- Brazilian Portuguese: solitário
- Chinese: 孤独的
- Croatian: usamljen
- Czech: osamělý
- Danish: ensom
- Dutch: eenzaam
- European Spanish: solo solitario
- Finnish: yksinäinen
- French: seul
- German: einsam
- Greek: μοναχικός
- Italian: solo
- Japanese: 孤独の
- Korean: 고독한
- Norwegian: ensom
- Polish: samotny
- European Portuguese: solitário
- Romanian: singuratic
- Russian: одинокий
- Latin American Spanish: solo
- Swedish: ensam
- Thai: หงอยเหงา
- Turkish: yalnız
- Ukrainian: самотній
- Vietnamese: cô đơn
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