lonely

lone-ly · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Sad because one has no friends or company; feeling isolated.

  2. 2.

    (of a place) Empty and isolated; without many people.

  3. 3.

    (of time) Spent alone and feeling sad about it.

Related words

Antonyms: accompanied, popular, sociable
See also: alone, loneliness, solitary
Synonyms: isolated, lonesome, solitary

Etymology

From lone (shortened form of "alone") + -ly (adjective suffix). The word emphasizes the emotional aspect of being alone, rather than simply being physically isolated.