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   Lone·ly

   /ˈlōnlē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. sad because one has no friends or company: "lonely old people whose families do not care for them" Similar isolatedaloneall alonefriendlesscompanionlesswithout friends/companionswith no one to turn tooutcastforsakenabandonedrejectedunlovedunwantedunpopularsadunhappyforlorndespondentlonesomeOpposite popular
   • ▪ without companions; solitary: "passing long lonely hours looking onto the street" Similar solitaryunaccompaniedaloneloneby oneself/itselfwithout companionscompanionlessOpposite sociable
   • ▪ (of a place) unfrequented and remote: "a lonely stretch of country lane" Similar deserteduninhabitedunfrequentedunpopulateddesolatebarrenisolatedremoteout of the waysecludedsequesteredoff the beaten trackin the back of beyondin the middle of nowheregodforsakenliterary:loneOpposite populouscrowded

   Word Origin late 16th century: from lone + -ly1.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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