lonely

lonely
lonely (adj.) c.1600, "solitary, lone," from LONE (Cf. lone) + -LY (Cf. -ly) (1). Meaning "dejected for want of company" is from 1811. Lonely heart (n.) “a lonely-hearted person” is from 1922. Lonely-hearted is attested from 1820.

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  • Lonely — Lone ly, a. [Compar. {Lonelier}; superl. {Loneliest}.] [Shortened fr. alonely.] 1. Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell. [1913 Webster] 2. Alone, or in want of company; forsaken. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • lonely — [adj1] feeling friendless, forlorn abandoned, alone, apart, by oneself, comfortless, companionless, deserted, desolate, destitute, disconsolate, down, empty, estranged, forsaken, godforsaken, homeless, isolated, left, lone, lonesome, outcast,… …   New thesaurus

  • lonely — index derelict (abandoned), solitary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • lonely — lonesome, lone, *alone, solitary, forlorn, lorn, desolate Analogous words: abandoned, deserted, forsaken (see ABANDON): secluded, isolated (see corresponding nouns at SOLITUDE) Contrasted words: teeming, swarming (see TEEM): *social, gregarious,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • lonely — ► ADJECTIVE (lonelier, loneliest) 1) sad because one has no friends or company. 2) solitary. 3) unfrequented and remote. DERIVATIVES loneliness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • lonely — [lōn′lē] adj. lonelier, loneliest 1. alone; solitary 2. a) standing apart from others of its kind; isolated b) unfrequented or uninhabited 3. unhappy at being alone; longing for friends, company, etc. 4 …   English World dictionary

  • lonely — lone|ly S3 [ˈləunli US ˈloun ] adj comparative lonelier superlative loneliest 1.) unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to American Equivalent: lonesome ▪ a lonely old man ▪ Don t you get lonely being on your own all day?… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Lonely — *Loneliness, the state of feeling lonely, describes a human state or feeling involving isolation, or the feeling of disconnection with others, etc. Lonely is also the name of many notable songs: * Lonely is a 1988 song from Crimson Glory s album… …   Wikipedia

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