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Meanings of
lonely
in English
Lacking companions or companionship.
alone
solitary
lone
Related terms
unaccompanied
unsocial
Devoid of creatures.
unfrequented
Related terms
inaccessible
unaccessible
Marked by dejection from being alone.
lonesome
Related terms
dejected
Usage of
lonely
in English
1
For them a nuclear family house is a
lonely
place, said Southcomb.
2
But there were sixteen-hour work days, long
lonely
times on the road.
3
They looked terribly
lonely
,
so I quickly gave them a good home.
4
The silence of the grave reigned all through the
lonely
old house.
5
They say writing is a
lonely
business, but it's not completely true.
6
Women are much more interesting than
men-
The
lonely
grave, the
lonely
grave-
7
So much the better-itwas the most
lonely
path in the countryside.
8
It was going to be a long,
lonely
four months without him.
9
In the picture, Radha is sitting in the forest,
lonely
and neglected.
10
LockerRoom:It's a
lonely
old business this waiting for the great leap forward.
11
I couldn't believe they'd left him overnight in such a
lonely
place.
12
Paris was heartbroken as much as
lonely
,
that was the real problem.
13
It's just-well ,asI said, I've been
lonely
here...Please, say we're friends?
14
He shut the door on the human animal in its
lonely
struggle.
15
And he would point to the
lonely
grave under the guardian spruce.
16
Many of the birds and animals missed the visitors and were
lonely
.
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lonely
Adjective
Frequent collocations
very lonely
so lonely
lonely place
lonely life
lonely man
More collocations
Lonely
through the time
Lonely
across language varieties
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Common
Canada
Common
Ireland
Common
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