Lonely - English meaning

adjective

Having been deserted or left.

Usage examples:

An abandoned car

verb

Cease to support or look after (someone); desert.

Usage examples:

Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age

adjective

Having no one else present.

Usage examples:

She was alone that evening

adverb

On one's own.

Usage examples:

He lives alone

adjective

(of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.

Usage examples:

The plains of kyrenia were barren

noun

A barren tract or tracts of land.

Usage examples:

The newfoundland barrens

adjective

Having no companion; lacking companions.

adjective

(of a place) empty of people.

Usage examples:

Deserted beaches of soft sand

verb

Abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

Usage examples:

We feel our public representatives have deserted us

adjective

Having no people or things in it; empty

Usage examples:

These resort towns are largely deserted in winter., we parked in a deserted lot near the river.

adjective

(of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness.

Usage examples:

A desolate pennine moor

verb

Make (a place) appear bleakly empty.

Usage examples:

The droughts that desolated the dry plains

adjective

(of a place) having no living things; empty

Usage examples:

A desolate landscape, when her son left for a year abroad, she felt desolate.

adjective

Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

Usage examples:

Forlorn figures at bus stops

adjective

Looking or feeling alone and sad because you need help but do not expect to get it

Usage examples:

As i left little bobby on his first day of school, he gave me such a forlorn look.

adjective

Abandoned or deserted.

Usage examples:

A journey into forgotten and forsaken places

verb

Abandon or leave.

Usage examples:

He would never forsake tara

adjective

Having no friends; alone.

Usage examples:

They have been left virtually friendless

adjective

Without friends

Usage examples:

Friendless and jobless, he wondered how he would survive the year.

adjective

Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.

Usage examples:

Isolated farms and villages

verb

Cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

Usage examples:

A country which is isolated from the rest of the world

phrase

(of a place) remote or secluded.

Usage examples:

We're too out of the way for mains electricity

phrase

Dealt with or finished.

Usage examples:

Economic recovery will begin once the election is out of the way

phrase

Unusual, exceptional, or remarkable.

Usage examples:

He'd seen nothing out of the way

noun

A person who has been rejected or ostracized by their society or social group.

Usage examples:

She went from trusted pal to ostracized outcast overnight

adjective

(of a person) rejected or ostracized.

Usage examples:

They can be made to feel outcast and inadequate

noun

A person who is not accepted or has no place in society or in a particular group

Usage examples:

A social outcast

verb

Dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty.

Usage examples:

Union negotiators rejected a 1.5 per cent pay award

noun

A person or thing dismissed as inadequate or unacceptable.

Usage examples:

Some of the team's rejects have gone on to prove themselves in championships

verb

Past simple and past participle of reject

Usage examples:

The appeal was rejected by the court., coin-operated machines in england reject euros., the prime m…

adjective

(of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant.

Usage examples:

The valley is remote from the usual tourist routes

noun

Having very little connection with or relationship to.

Usage examples:

The theory seems rather intellectual and remote from everyday experience

adjective

Far away in distance, time, or relation; not close

Usage examples:

Ben grew up in a remote part of montana., it happened in the remote past., there is a remote possib…

adjective

Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.

Usage examples:

I was sad and subdued

adjective

(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.

abbreviation

Seasonal affective disorder.

adjective

(of a place) not seen or visited by many people; sheltered and private.

Usage examples:

The gardens are quiet and secluded

verb

Keep (someone) away from other people.

Usage examples:

I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation

adjective

Away from people and busy activities, and often hard to reach

Usage examples:

A secluded area/beach, she spent her days in the seclusion of her room.

adjective

(of a place) isolated and hidden away.

Usage examples:

A wild sequestered spot

verb

Isolate or hide away.

Usage examples:

She is sequestered in deepest dorset

adjective

A sequestered place is peaceful because it is far away from people

Usage examples:

I found a sequestered spot in the park and lay down with my book.

adjective

(of a place) visited only rarely.

Usage examples:

A region with only a few unfrequented tracks

adjective

Not happy.

Usage examples:

An unhappy marriage

adjective

Not feeling pleasure or satisfaction

Usage examples:

It was an unhappy time of her life., they were unhappy about their hotel room (= did not like it) a…

adjective

(of a place) without inhabitants.

Usage examples:

Small uninhabited islands

adjective

Not loved.

Usage examples:

Melanie felt lonely and unloved

adjective

Not liked or popular.

Usage examples:

Unpopular measures

adjective

Not liked or enjoyed by many people

Usage examples:

I’m not surprised the mayor is unpopular.

adjective

(of a place) having no inhabitants.

Usage examples:

Three missiles landed in unpopulated areas

adjective

Not or no longer desired.

Usage examples:

Affairs can lead to unwanted pregnancies

adjective

Not desired or needed

Usage examples:

Charities such as computers for schools are happy to take unwanted computers.

adjective

Not wanted

Usage examples:

Unwanted calls/emails/mail unwanted emails cost consumers and business nationwide an estimated $70 …