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- Dictionarylonely/ˈləʊnli/
adjective
- 1. sad because one has no friends or company: "lonely old people whose families do not care for them" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a place) unfrequented and remote: "a lonely country lane" Similar Opposite
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LONELY definition: 1. unhappy because you are not with other people: 2. A lonely place is a long way from where…. Learn more.
The meaning of LONELY is being without company : lone. How to use lonely in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lonely.
affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome. destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship, intercourse, support, etc.: a lonely exile. lone; solitary; without company; companionless.
If being alone makes you sad, that’s one definition of lonely: the depressing feeling you get when no one else is around. Being alone doesn’t have to be a bummer, and sometimes lonely simply means preferring to be by yourself, like the lonely poet who takes long walks in the woods.
1. affected with or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome. 2. destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship, support, etc.: a lonely exile. 3. lone; solitary; without company; companionless. 4. remote from places of human habitation; desolate; unfrequented: a lonely road. 5. standing apart; isolated: a lonely tower. [1600–10]
A lonely situation or period of time is one in which you feel unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to. I desperately needed something to occupy me during those long, lonely nights.
Lonely (North American English also lonesome) means that you are sad because you have no friends or people to talk to: a lonely child; Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York. It can also describe places or activities that make you feel lonely: a lonely house
destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship, intercourse, support, etc.: a lonely exile. lone ; solitary; without company; companionless. remote from places of human habitation; desolate; unfrequented; bleak: a lonely road.
Lonely/lonesome mean that you are alone and sad: a lonely child Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York. The dog let out a lonesome howl. It can also describe places or activities that make you feel lonely: a lonely house the lonesome prairie
lonelier, loneliest. Alone; solitary. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Producing such dejection. The loneliest night of the week. American Heritage. Standing apart from others of its kind; isolated. Webster's New World.
