lonely
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lonely
- /ˈləʊnli/ UK
- /ˈloʊnli/ US
- /ˈləʉnli/ Australia
- /ˈlɐʉnli/ New Zealand
- /ˈloːnli/ Caribbean, South Asia
- /ˈlœʊnli/ General South African
Rhymes with -əʊnli
Where it comes from
From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.
adjective lonelier · loneliest
- Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. At last My love has come along My lonely days are over And life is like a song
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Unfrequented by people; desolate.
Only to those to whom in lonely passes in the night the gods have spoken, leaning through the stars, to those that have heard the voices of the gods above the morning or seen Their faces bending above the sea, only to those hath it been given to see Sardathrion, to stand where her pinnacles gathered
Similar: desolate, desert, empty, unpeopled, unpopulated
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Without companions; solitary.
By a lone wall a lonelier column rears.
Similar: solitary, alone, unaccompanied
Similar: lonesome
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lonesome, lone, alone, solitary, unsocial, inaccessible, unaccompanied, unaccessible, unfrequented, dejected, loneliness, solitude, isolated, only, solely, singly
adjective
Similar: lonesome
Translations
Every language
adj of person: unhappy by feeling isolated
| Español | solitario, solo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 외롭다 oeropda, 고독하다 godokhada |
| 日本語 | 寂しい sabishii |
| 中文 | 寂寞 jìmò, 孤獨 /孤独 gūdú |
| हिन्दी | अकेला akelā |
| Português | solitário |
| Français | seul |
| Deutsch | einsam, alleinig |
| Italiano | solo, solitario, malinconico |
| Русский | одино́кий odinókij |
| Tiếng Việt | cô đơn, lẻ loi |
| العربية | وَحِيد waḥīd, مُوحِش mūḥiš |
| עברית | גַּלְמוּד galmud |
adj of place: desolate
| 한국어 | 황량하다 hwangnyanghada |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 荒蕪 /荒芜 huāngwú, 人跡罕至 /人迹罕至 rénjìhǎnzhì, 孤寂 gūjì |
| Português | isolado |
| Français | désert, abandonné |
| Deutsch | abgeschieden, einsam, öde, verlassen |
| Italiano | desolato, isolato |
| Русский | одино́кий odinókij, уединённый ujedinjónnyj, безлю́дный bezljúdnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | hoang tàn |
Talk about this word "lonely." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lonely. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lonely. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lonely "lonely." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lonely.Cite this
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title = {lonely},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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