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- pronunciation:
- lon
li
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
lonelier, loneliest |
| definition 1: |
without company; alone.
There was a lonely hill on the horizon.She is content with her lonely life.- synonyms:
- alone, lone, solitary
- similar words:
- secluded
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| definition 2: |
empty of humans; deserted; lonesome.
He walked for miles through lonely woods.- synonyms:
- desolate, lonesome
- antonyms:
- populous
- similar words:
- deserted, forsaken
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| definition 3: |
unhappy because alone; lonesome.
I felt lonely for my family while I was away at camp.
- synonyms:
- lonesome
- similar words:
- desolate, forsaken
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| related words: |
remote, solitary |
The word lonely
contains the following part:
-ly2
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means like; every (when attached to times)
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ly2attaches primarily to native English nouns to form adjectives.
Example words:
bodily, cowardly, daily, earthly, elderly, friendly, ghastly, ghostly, lively, lonely, unfriendly, heavenly, hourly, lovely, monthly, motherly, nightly, orderly, sickly, slovenly, timely, worldly
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