lonely

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective lacking companions or companionship
  2. adjective marked by dejection from being alone
  3. adjective characterized by or preferring solitude

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

alone, lone, solitary

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