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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
’.
