lonely
Use Lonely in a sentence
li 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.
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| —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 | |
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Example sentences
He strolled the waterfront with the beer thudding inside his head, a lonely feeling pulling at his heart.
They live in the lonely retired seclusions of the forests, and the males are capable of coping in fight with the lion.
His is such a high and lonely destiny, born out of his infinite wisdom.
They were the calls of prairie chickens, my quarry for the day, and they sounded lonely and sad.
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