lonely
loneliest; lonelier; lonelily
There are a few definitions of lonely but they all share the same qualities: solitude, the absence of human company, and not a lot of exciting stuff going on.
If being alone makes you sad, that’s one definition of lonely: the depressing feeling you get when no one else is around. Being alone doesn’t have to be a bummer, and sometimes lonely simply means preferring to be by yourself, like the lonely poet who takes long walks in the woods. Mars is a lonely planet because no life can survive there, and on a cross country trip you’ll drive down many long and lonely roads.
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lacking companions or companionship“a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel”“a lonely soul”
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unaccompanied
being without an escort
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unaccompanied
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marked by dejection from being alone
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characterized by or preferring solitude
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devoid of creatures“a lonely crossroads”
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synonyms:
solitary, unfrequented
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uninhabited
not having inhabitants; not lived in
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uninhabited
Vocabulary lists containing lonely
You'll be shocked, amazed, and delighted when you check out this collection of words to describe emotions. Here are links to our lists in the collection: List 1, List 2, List 3
Written in free verse, this Newbery Medal-winning novel details the struggles of an Oklahoman teenager during the dust-filled years of the Great Depression.
Learn these words from an adaptation and introduction of the novel by Mary Shelley (Inside: Level A, Unit 4). Here are our links to the selections of "Creepy Classics": Frankenstein; How Frankenstein Began, Film Fright, Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, Mister Monster, Frankenstein Here are our links to the units of Level A: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8 Here are our links to the Inside books: Level A, Level B, Level C Here is our link to a list of academic vocabulary for Inside: Academic Vocabulary
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