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lonely
adjective
-
lonely
,
lonelier
,
loneliest
feeling
sad
and
isolated
because
you
are
without
companions
•
After
moving
to
a
new
city
,
Mia
felt
lonely
in
her
empty
apartment
.
After
moving
to
a
new
city
,
Mia
felt
lonely
in
her
empty
apartment
.
•
The
elderly
man
became
lonely
when
his
children
moved
overseas
.
The
elderly
man
became
lonely
when
his
children
moved
overseas
.
Formed
from
lone
+-ly
in
the
late
16th
century
,
originally
meaning
‘
solitary
,
unfrequented
’.
adjective
-
lonely
,
lonelier
,
loneliest
describing
a
place
that
is
quiet
,
far
from
people
,
and
seldom
visited
•
They
drove
along
a
lonely
mountain
road
with
no
other
cars
in
sight
.
They
drove
along
a
lonely
mountain
road
with
no
other
cars
in
sight
.
•
A
single
cabin
stood
on
the
lonely
beach
,
facing
the
endless
sea
.
A
single
cabin
stood
on
the
lonely
beach
,
facing
the
endless
sea
.
Same
origin
as
the
emotional
sense
;
originally
applied
to
places
meaning
‘
unfrequented
,
solitary
’.
alone
adjective
without
any
other
people
or
things
present
;
by
yourself
•
The
wooden
cabin
stood
alone
on
top
of
the
green
hill
.
The
wooden
cabin
stood
alone
on
top
of
the
green
hill
.
•
A
bright
red
poppy
bloomed
alone
in
the
wide
,
empty
field
.
A
bright
red
poppy
bloomed
alone
in
the
wide
,
empty
field
.
From
Middle
English
‘
al
one
’,
literally
“
all
one
”,
meaning
entirely
on
one
’
s
own
.
adjective
feeling
lonely
or
isolated
because
no
one
else
is
with
you
•
After
moving
to
the
new
city
,
Mia
felt
alone
even
in
the
crowded
streets
.
After
moving
to
the
new
city
,
Mia
felt
alone
even
in
the
crowded
streets
.
•
Tim
sometimes
feels
alone
when
his
friends
are
busy
after
school
.
Tim
sometimes
feels
alone
when
his
friends
are
busy
after
school
.
adverb
without
help
or
company
;
on
your
own
•
Grandpa
likes
to
hike
alone
in
the
cool
morning
air
.
Grandpa
likes
to
hike
alone
in
the
cool
morning
air
.
•
She
solved
the
difficult
puzzle
alone
without
any
hints
.
She
solved
the
difficult
puzzle
alone
without
any
hints
.
adverb
used
after
a
noun
or
number
to
emphasize
that
it
is
the
only
one
or
the
only
amount
•
This
tiny
village
has
five
hundred
people
alone
.
This
tiny
village
has
five
hundred
people
alone
.
•
The
concert
tickets
alone
cost
over
a
hundred
dollars
.
The
concert
tickets
alone
cost
over
a
hundred
dollars
.
colonel
noun
a
senior
commissioned
officer
rank
in
many
armies
,
air
forces
,
and
marine
corps
,
above
lieutenant
colonel
and
below
brigadier
general
•
The
colonel
inspected
the
troops
during
the
dawn
parade
.
The
colonel
inspected
the
troops
during
the
dawn
parade
.
•
After
twenty
years
of
service
,
she
was
promoted
to
colonel
.
After
twenty
years
of
service
,
she
was
promoted
to
colonel
.
Late
16th
c
.,
from
Middle
French
colonel
,
from
Italian
colonnello
“
column
leader
”,
ultimately
from
Latin
columna
“
column
”.
noun
an
honorary
title
granted
by
some
U
.
S
.
states
,
especially
Kentucky
,
as
a
mark
of
distinction
for
community
service
or
achievement
•
He
was
named
a
Kentucky
colonel
for
raising
funds
for
local
schools
.
He
was
named
a
Kentucky
colonel
for
raising
funds
for
local
schools
.
•
People
still
call
her
colonel
even
though
she
never
served
in
the
military
.
People
still
call
her
colonel
even
though
she
never
served
in
the
military
.
Extension
of
the
military
rank
’
s
prestige
to
civilian
honors
in
the
early
19th-century
American
South
,
most
famously
formalized
in
Kentucky
in
1813
.