[
UK
/lˈəʊnli/
]
[ US /ˈɫoʊnɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈɫoʊnɫi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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marked by dejection from being alone
spent a lonesome hour in the bar
the loneliest night of the week
felt sad and lonely
lonesome when her husband is away -
devoid of creatures
a trail leading to an unfrequented lake
a solitary retreat
a lonely crossroads -
characterized by or preferring solitude
a lonely existence
a lone wolf
a man of a solitary disposition
a solitary walk -
lacking companions or companionship
a lonely soul
the lone skier on the mountain
a solitary traveler
a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel
he was alone when we met him
she is alone much of the time
How To Use lonely In A Sentence
- She distinguished the undrawing of iron bars, and then the countenance of Spalatro at her door, before she had a clear remembrance of her situation — that she was a prisoner in a house on a lonely shore, and that this man was her jailor. The Italian
- These are all lonely, arguably damaged people, and once you get past the silliness it's all rather crushingly sad. TV highlights 10/08/201: Timothy Spall: Back At Sea | The Sopranos | Who Do You Think You Are? | 24 Hours in A&E | Forbidden Love
- She seemed to exist in a rarefied air of lonely but enigmatic beauty. Times, Sunday Times
- That she is also lonely and unloved, except by her arthritic mother, is a nice ironic counterpoint. Times, Sunday Times
- Except, the blowy, dark afternoon of Christmas eve, when we were closing early (it was a lonely time---Mr. FAITHLESS: TALES OF TRANSGRESSION
- The lonely old man was much to be pitied by all of us.
- The creak of the wooden pontoon was such a sad, lonely sound.
- Among the most desolate sandhills you may find in July acres of wax-white pyrola – like lilies of the valley splashed with pink – covering the plains between the lonely ridges of harsh, grey grass. The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing
- This was the only way a kindred soul could recognise you, saving you from a lonely existence.
- I used to indulge in lonely debauches, on nights when I knew my crew was going to sleep ashore. Chapter 11
