English Online Dictionary. What means lonely? What does lonely mean?
English
Etymology
From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈləʊn.li/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈloʊn.li/
Adjective
lonely (comparative lonelier, superlative loneliest)
- Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
- (of a place or time) Unfrequented by people; desolate.
- (of a person) Without companions; solitary.
Synonyms
- (dejected): lonesome
- (unfrequented by people): desolate, desert, empty, unpeopled, unpopulated
- (without companions): solitary, alone, unaccompanied
Derived terms
Related terms
- lone
- loneliness
Translations
Anagrams
- Nolley