[
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
- That she is also lonely and unloved, except by her arthritic mother, is a nice ironic counterpoint. Times, Sunday Times
- 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
- It might have been her outpouring of love and grief, it might have been her courage in driving away the wild animals, the length of her lonely vigil on the mountain, or a combination of these.
- A glance at any probate casebook will demonstrate how often solicitous distant relatives, keen to do fetching and carrying as well as to sort out troublesome financial affairs, show up in the declining years of lonely old people.
