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It's a vast, lonely, forbidding expanse of nothing rather like clouds and clouds of pumice stone. And it certainly does not appear to be a very inviting place to live or work.
Frank Borman

Meaning of "lonely" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LONELY

lonely  [ˈləʊnlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lonely is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LONELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lonely

Loneliness, the state of "feeling lonely," describes a human state or feeling involving isolation, or the feeling of disconnection with others, etc. Often accompanied by a sense of yearning for connection. Usually manifests through hopes of romantic redemption in the arms of another. Lonely may also refer to: ▪ "Lonely" a 2014 single from B1A4 2nd album ▪ "Lonely", a 2011 single from 2NE1's album 2NE1 2nd Mini Album ▪ "Lonely", a 2006 single from Shannon Noll's second album Lift ▪ "Lonely", a 2005 single from Senegalese singer Akon's album Trouble. ▪ "Lonely", a 1998 single from Merril Bainbridge's second album Between the Days ▪ "Lonely", a 1997 single by Nana. ▪ "Lonely", a 2005 song from Líbido's studio album Lo Último que Hable Ayer ▪ "Lonely", a 2007 song from Bon Jovi's album Lost Highway ▪ "Lonely", a 2009 song from Foreigner's double album Can't Slow Down ▪ "Lonely", a 1988 song from...

Definition of lonely in the English dictionary

The first definition of lonely in the dictionary is unhappy as a result of being without the companionship of others. Other definition of lonely is causing or resulting from the state of being alone. Lonely is also isolated, unfrequented, or desolate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LONELY


alonely
əˈləʊnlɪ
certainly
ˈsɜːtənlɪ
commonly
ˈkɒmənlɪ
evenly
ˈiːv ənlɪ
finely
ˈfaɪnlɪ
genuinely
ˈdʒɛnjʊɪnlɪ
heavenly
ˈhɛvənlɪ
insanely
ɪnˈseɪnlɪ
mainly
ˈmeɪnlɪ
manly
ˈmænlɪ
McKinley
məˈkɪnlɪ
once-only
ˌwʌnsˈəʊnlɪ
only
ˈəʊnlɪ
openly
ˈəʊpənlɪ
pronely
ˈprəʊnlɪ
read-only
ˌriːdˈəʊnlɪ
routinely
ruːˈtiːnlɪ
Stanley
ˈstænlɪ
suddenly
ˈsʌdənlɪ
townly
ˈtaʊnlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONELY

lone hand
lone mother
lone pair
lone parent
lone star state
lone wolf
lone-parent family
lonelier
loneliest
lonelily
loneliness
lonely hearts
lonely hearts ad
lonely hearts club
lonely hearts column
loneness
loner
lonesome
lonesomely
lonesomeness

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONELY

arcanely
clandestinely
divinely
equinely
felinely
femininely
humanely
inanely
inhumanely
jejunely
mundanely
obscenely
opportunely
pristinely
profanely
saccharinely
sanely
serenely
serpentinely
supinely

Synonyms and antonyms of lonely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LONELY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lonely» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lonely

Translation of «lonely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONELY

Find out the translation of lonely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lonely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lonely» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

孤独的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

solo
570 millions of speakers

English

lonely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अकेला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُتَوَحِّدْ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

одинокий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

solitário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একাকী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

seul
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesepian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einsam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

孤独の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고독한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cô đơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனியாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकाकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yalnız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

solo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samotny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самотній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

singuratic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μοναχικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eensaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ensam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ensom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lonely

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONELY»

The term «lonely» is very widely used and occupies the 7.572 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lonely» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lonely» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lonely

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10 QUOTES WITH «LONELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lonely.
1
Kim Alexis
Modeling is a lonely business... You don't speak. You don't really portray anything but an image... the business is so superfluous about dealing with the outside, it messes with your mind.
2
James Avery
Writing is such a singular and lonely occupation. And it's interesting; all of the work that you create is so singular.
3
Marion Bartoli
To cry on court during a Wimbledon final, you must feel so lonely.
4
Bryan Batt
I didn't have any role models. I really thought I was doomed to this loveless, lonely life. I didn't know any gay people until I began doing theater.
5
Jennifer Beals
I wouldn't want them to feel lonely or outcast ever in any way. And no matter where they were in the world, I'd want them to always feel incredibly confident about who they were and proud.
6
Tony Benn
Someone comes every morning at nine o'clock to see if I am still alive. I do get lonely, yes, but I have the children who come and see me. I see all my children every week, and there are the grandchildren, too.
7
Ray Bolger
How lonely it is going to be now on the Yellow Brick Road.
8
Frank Borman
It's a vast, lonely, forbidding expanse of nothing rather like clouds and clouds of pumice stone. And it certainly does not appear to be a very inviting place to live or work.
9
Anthony Browne
A lot of my characters are underdogs or sad or lonely, but I had a comfortable, golden sort of childhood.
10
John Bytheway
Being Christlike guarantees that you'll have the most important friend of all: the Savior. He knows what it's like to be misunderstood, lonely, and rejected.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONELY»

Discover the use of lonely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lonely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lonely: A Memoir
By investigating the science of loneliness, challenging its stigma, encouraging other lonely people to talk about their experiences, and setting out one person's struggle, Lonely redefines how we look at loneliness and helps those who are ...
Emily White, 2010
2
The Lonely Book
Once popular, an increasingly shabby library book grows lonely until a young girl rediscovers it, but when it becomes lost again, both the book and the girl wonder if they will have a happy ending.
Kate Bernheimer, 2012
3
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter was Carson McCullers' first novel, written in 1940. Set in a small town in the American South, it is the story of a group of people who have little in common except that they are all hopelessly lonely.
Carson McCullers, 2012
4
The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World
If, like me, you consider travel to be an important part of your life, then this book will be bad news - it shows us that no matter how far we travel, there's always further to go.
Lonely Planet,, 2010
5
Lonely Planet Central America on a shoestring
This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Full color highlights chapter with toppicks from other travelers.
Lonely Planet, Carolyn McCarthy, Greg Benchwick, 2010
6
Lonely Planet Peru
This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Full-Color Outdoors chapter features hiking, climbing and surfing.
Lonely Planet, Carolina A Miranda, Aimee Dowl, 2010
7
The Lonely American: Drifting Apart in the Twenty-first Century
A study of the effects of loneliness in modern life links the American lifestyle--including a work ethic emphasizing productivity over personal relationships and an array of electronic diversions--to a growing social isolation in an ...
Jacqueline Olds, Richard S. Schwartz, 2009
8
Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2011: The Best Trends, ...
"The best places to go and things to do all around the world right now!
Lonely Planet,, 2010
9
The Hills is Lonely
This is the comic and enchanting story of the strange rest cure that followed and her efforts to adapt to a completely different way of life.
Lillian Beckwith, 2001
10
Lonely Planet Panama
This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In ThisGuide: Tailored itineraries help you get the most out of your Panama trip.
Lonely Planet, Carolyn McCarthy, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lonely is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lonely people 'crack under the pressure' of social interaction | Daily …
Lonely people are at least as socially adept as the rest of us but just crack under the pressure of talking to others, researchers have found. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Muslim sergeant celebrates lonely Ramadan at Guantanamo Bay …
When the 116 Muslim inmates at Guantanamo Bay broke their fast and ended the 30 days of Ramadan on Friday night, they brought to a close ... «Fusion, Jul 15»
3
Lonely elderly given hens to keep them company - Telegraph
Lonely elderly people are being given hens to look after to stop them feeling lonely and isolated. The project, which is backed by David ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Alone, But Not Lonely | Tamsen_Fadal - Huffington Post
When my hair is wet it looks like a wet janitor's mop, or like an Hungarian herding dog got left out in the rain and fell asleep on top of my head. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Five techniques to avoid becoming a lonely CIO - CIO UK
Few of us would want to be lonely in our personal lives and this is equally the case in the field of play for our professional lives. But when you ... «CIO UK, Jul 15»
6
Pensions Are Taking the Long, Lonely Road to Retirement - US News
Pensions Are Taking the Long, Lonely Road to Retirement. Once prevalent in the American workforce, pensions have disappeared over the ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
7
I Spent a Fearful and Lonely Night on the 'Immigration Train' from …
For months, the mezzanine of Milan's Central Station served as a makeshift waiting room for those refugees lucky enough to have avoided ... «VICE, Jul 15»
8
183 years after her murder on a lonely American rail track, Catherine …
183 years after her murder on a lonely American rail track, Catherine Burns' remains are taken home for burial in her native Tyrone ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Why Lonely People Stay Lonely -- Science of Us - New York Magazine
Nobody likes feeling lonely, and some recent research suggests that the ache of isolation isn't only a psychological problem; unwanted solitude ... «New York Magazine, Jul 15»
10
'Lonely,' KKK rally points to Klan's dwindling influence, say experts …
South Carolina Governor Haley urged residents to avoid the Capitol on Saturday, when KKK and black rights groups' rallies will overlap. «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»

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