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- pronunciation:
- lon
li
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
lonelier, loneliest |
| definition 1: |
When you feel lonely, you feel a little sad because you are alone.
When Darryl was in the hospital with a broken leg, his friends came to visit him so he wouldn't feel lonely.
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| definition 2: |
If something is lonely, it is sad for you because you are alone or without friends.
It was a long and lonely summer for Lori because she missed her friends. |
| definition 3: |
When something is lonely, it is alone. It has no company.
There was one lonely tree in the field.- synonyms:
- alone
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| definition 4: |
When a place is lonely, it means that there are no people.
He walked for miles through lonely woods.- similar words:
- deserted
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| related words: |
remote |
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