lonely B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈloʊnli/ UK /ˈləʊnli/ See IPA manual Freq #1695 Meanings 1 adj Unhappy because you are alone or have no friends near you. She felt lonely after all her friends moved away. 2 adj Without other people; on your own. He spent a lonely evening reading by himself. 3 adj Far from where people live; quiet and empty. The cabin stood at a lonely crossroads in the hills. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · unhappy because you are... lonesome 2 adj · without other people; on... alonesolitaryunaccompanied 3 adj · far from where people live;... desolateemptyunfrequented Word family Forms lonelierloneliest Derived forms lonelihoodlonelilylonely-heartlonely-heartedlonely-heartslonelyheartednonlonelyunlonely Related forms loneloneliness Common collocations lonely existence Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lonely **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈloʊnli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈləʊnli/ **Frequency rank:** 1695 ## Meanings 1. Unhappy because you are alone or have no friends near you. 2. Without other people; on your own. 3. Far from where people live; quiet and empty. ## Examples - She felt lonely after all her friends moved away. - He spent a lonely evening reading by himself. - The cabin stood at a lonely crossroads in the hills. ## Synonyms - lonesome ## Derived Forms - lonelihood - lonelily - lonely-heart - lonely-hearted - lonely-hearts - lonelyhearted - nonlonely - unlonely ## Related Forms - lone - loneliness ## Etymology From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone. ## AI Etymology Lonely comes from lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone. In present-day English its meanings include unhappy because you are alone or have no friends near you, without other people; on your own, and far from where people live; quiet and empty. Related and derived forms include lone, loneliness, lonelihood, and lonelily. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown