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Vocabulary Entry
lonely
|adjective • noun • verb
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A
adjective
Feeling sad because one has no friends or company.
Example Sentences
"She felt lonely in the crowded room."
"After moving to a new city, he often experienced lonely nights."
"The lonely wolf howled at the moon."
N
noun
The state of being lonely; a feeling of sadness due to isolation.
Example Sentences
"His loneliness was palpable after his friends moved away."
"She often wrote about her experiences with loneliness."
"The loneliness of the old man was evident to all who met him."
V
verb
To cause to feel lonely; to make one feel alone.
Example Sentences
"The long departure will lonely him for weeks."
"She didn't intend to lonely her friend with her choice."
"His actions may lonely some people around him."