lonely
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- adjective
- /ˈloʊnli/
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solo
- After his partner left, he felt increasingly lonely in their empty home.
- feel lonely
- very lonely
- lonely and sad
I'm good, I'm great, lonely and single.
- I'm good, I'm great, lonely and single.
- Then I hung up the phone, felt even lonelier and went back to work.
- It's fucking lonely out here for a pimp.
- I feel sad, I feel lonely, I feel irritated.
- Did you feel lonely doing it?
- You are not going to be lonely forever.
- It's still, you can still have lonely moments, right?
- But when you're trying to survive, it's a lonely journey.
- Like, we think of being alone or lonely as such a negative thing.
Examples
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OK, well, I was a sad, lonely child looking for purpose.
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Do you feel lonely sometimes?
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Have you ever been lonely at a party?
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You are not going to be lonely forever.
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Once you start feeling lonely, other things will follow.
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You must be very lonely and sad.
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I was scared and lonely and anxious all the time.
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I have been profoundly lonely for a while now.
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Her disappointment was apparent, and Jondalar knew how lonely she was for other people.
Fiction book (1990) -
If you weren't married, you'd be a very lonely man.
Synonyms
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By yourself with no other people present
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Feeling unhappy or upset because of something
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Feeling sad or not pleased about something
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4.2
Feeling separated from other people and having little contact
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3.5
Feeling sad when you are alone
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4.1
Looking or feeling sad and quiet
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7.5
Feeling very sad and alone because someone you love or something important is missing
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6.7
Feeling very unhappy and alone after a loss
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Not having anyone to talk to or support you
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Feeling very sad and not hopeful
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Feeling alone and unsupported in a group or situation
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8.2
Very sad and not able to be comforted
Alone with no one to be with you
To be alone even when other people are near
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How Lonely
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Etymology
Lonely comes from lone and alone, which once meant 'all one' or 'single'. So to feel lonely is to feel 'all one' in a sad way, unhappy because you have no company.