lonely. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

lonely

SYLLABICATION:	lone·ly
PRONUNCIATION:	lnl
ADJECTIVE:	Inflected forms: lone·li·er, lone·li·est 1a. Without companions; lone. b. Characterized by aloneness; solitary. 2. Unfrequented by people; desolate: a lonely crossroads. 3a. Dejected by the awareness of being alone. See synonyms at alone. b. Producing such dejection: the loneliest night of the week.
OTHER FORMS:	loneli·ly —ADVERB loneli·ness —NOUN


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