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lonely

Pronunciation: /ˈləʊnli/

The English word “lonely” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
  2. Unfrequented by people; desolate.
  3. Without companions; solitary.

Etymology

From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.

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