lonely

Definition

  • adjective: sad from being apart from other people
  • adjective: being without company
  • synonyms: solitary, unfrequented, secluded

Examples

  • It's 'lonely at the top'. [=powerful and successful people often have few friends]

  • He was/felt 'lonely' without his wife and children.

  • the 'lonely hearts' section of the newspaper

Movie quotes

  • (..) surrounded by so many handsome guys. The uni is fun! - I'm excited. - It's good, yes. nobody told me that life I could be so lonely and cruel this life bad luck will end with me The old black crow grooves has left me in the face and on the go (..)
    2014 Boyhood
  • (..) Hexadecimals to the rescue. Zork ii... leather goddesses of phobos It's like the Smithsonian of loneliness on there. Yes! I know where he's going with this. "F, o." ", w." (..)
    2015 The Martian
  • (..) - Of course. - Please remove your jacket. Yes. - Do you live by yourself, inspector? - Yes, I do. Do you get lonely? No, not really. Not since the Internet. Well, that takes care of that. And welcome to Paris. Thank you. (..)
    1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again