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lone·ly
 lonely
- pronunciation:
- lon
li
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
lonelier, loneliest |
| definition 1: |
without companionship; solitary.
- synonyms:
- alone, lone, solitary, unaccompanied
- similar words:
- isolated, reclusive, secluded
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| definition 2: |
empty of human presence; unfrequented; desolate.
a lonely hilltop- synonyms:
- desolate, lonesome, uninhabited
- antonyms:
- populous
- similar words:
- deserted, forsaken, isolated, unfrequented
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| definition 3: |
unhappy because alone; lonesome.
- synonyms:
- lonesome
- similar words:
- desolate, forlorn, forsaken, unfriended
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| related words: |
remote, solitary |
| derivation: |
loneliness (n.) |
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