LONELY


Meaning of LONELY in English

(lonelier, loneliest)

1.

Someone who is ~ is unhappy because they are alone or do not have anyone they can talk to.

...~ people who just want to talk...

I feel lonelier in the middle of London than I do on my boat in the middle of nowhere.

ADJ

The ~ are people who are ~.

He looks for the ~, the lost, the unloved.

N-PLURAL: the N

2.

A ~ 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, ~ nights.

...her ~ childhood.

ADJ

3.

A ~ place is one where very few people come.

It felt like the loneliest place in the world.

...dark, ~ streets.

ADJ

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