lone·ly

[lohn-lee]
adjective, lone·li·er, lone·li·est.
1.
affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
2.
destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship, intercourse, support, etc.: a lonely exile.
3.
lone; solitary; without company; companionless.
4.
remote from places of human habitation; desolate; unfrequented; bleak: a lonely road.
5.
standing apart; isolated: a lonely tower.

Origin:
1600–10; lone + -ly

lone·li·ly, adverb
lone·li·ness, lone·li·hood, noun
un·lone·ly, adjective


1. See alone. 4. uninhabited, unpopulated. 5. secluded.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To loneliness
00:10
Loneliness is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Collins
World English Dictionary
lonely (ˈləʊnlɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , -lier, -liest
1.  unhappy as a result of being without the companionship of others: a lonely man
2.  causing or resulting from the state of being alone: a lonely existence
3.  isolated, unfrequented, or desolate
4.  without companions; solitary
 
'loneliness
 
n

lonely (ˈləʊnlɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , -lier, -liest
1.  unhappy as a result of being without the companionship of others: a lonely man
2.  causing or resulting from the state of being alone: a lonely existence
3.  isolated, unfrequented, or desolate
4.  without companions; solitary
 
'loneliness
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

lonely
c.1600, from lone + -ly. Related: Loneliness.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Example sentences
The loneliness and social isolation, if your workplace even partly filled that
  need, if you have no family for moral support.
Loneliness and social isolation are the problems the elderly face in almost all
  countries of the world.
There is the bigness of the performances and then the isolation and loneliness
  that follows.
Athletes dealing with injuries often talk about the loneliness that comes with
  dealing with rehab on your own.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT