lonely

• Qualifie une personne qui ressent de la tristesse ou de la solitude par manque de compagnie ou d'amis, ou un lieu vide, isolé et désert.

Describes a feeling of sadness because one has no friends or company, or a place that is empty and isolated.

1. Sad due to lack of companyA2formal

   Feeling sad because one has no friends or company.

   Se sentir seul

   • She felt lonely after moving to a new city.
   • He was lonely without his family around.
   • The old man lived a lonely life in the countryside.

   Synonymesalonedesolateforlornfriendlessisolatedlonesomesadsolitaryunhappy

   Antonymesaccompaniedconnectedsociable

2. Isolated or remoteB1formal

   A place that is far from where people live and is not visited often.

   isolé, solitaire (lieu)

   • They stayed in a lonely cabin in the mountains.
   • The road stretched through a lonely desert landscape.
   • It was a lonely beach with no one else in sight.

   Synonymesdesolatehiddenisolatedout-of-the-wayremotesecludedsolitaryunfrequented

   Antonymescrowdedpopulated