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lonely.

Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈləʊnli/Received-Pronunciation/ˈloʊnli/General-American/ˈləʉnli/Australia/ˈlɐʉnli/New-Zealand
  1. Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.

  2. Unfrequented by people; desolate.

  3. Without companions; solitary.

Where this word comes from

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

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