English Explanatory Dictionary

lonely

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
  2. Unfrequented by people; desolate.
  3. Without companions; solitary.

Pronunciation

/ˈləʊnli/ /ˈloʊnli/ En-us-lonely.ogg /ˈləʉnli/ /ˈlɐʉnli/ /ˈloːnli/ /ˈlœʊnli/

Word forms

lonely lonelier loneliest

Etymology

From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.

Synonyms

lonesome desolate desert empty unpeopled unpopulated solitary alone unaccompanied

Related words

lone loneliness

Derived words

it's lonely at the top lonelihood lonelily lonely-heart lonely-hearted lonelyhearted lonely-hearts nonlonely plough a lonely furrow unlonely
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on L Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary