Lonely
adjective
Being alone and unhappy at being alone.
She felt very lonely when her friends had left.
Often appears as...
- feel lonely
- look lonely
adjective
Not visited or lived in by people, or far from any people.
He walked along a quiet and lonely road.
Often appears as...
- lonely road
- lonely place
adjective
Producing feelings of sadness because something is not as before.
A lonely reminder of happier days.
Often appears as...
- lonely reminder
- lonely memory
adjective
Being alone and unhappy at being alone.
She felt very lonely when her friends had left.
Often appears as...
- feel lonely
- look lonely
adjective
Not visited or lived in by people, or far from any people.
He walked along a quiet and lonely road.
Often appears as...
- lonely road
- lonely place
adjective
Producing feelings of sadness because something is not as before.
A lonely reminder of happier days.
Often appears as...
- lonely reminder
- lonely memory
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional State
Emphasizes the sadness of being alone, not just the fact of physical solitude.
After the party, the house felt lonely and silent.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Feeling
Can describe a temporary emotion, doesn't mean always feeling alone.
Even in a crowd, I sometimes feel lonely.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Perception
It's subjective, based on personal feelings, not an objective situation.
She felt lonely without her phone, despite being at a lively party.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional State
Emphasizes the sadness of being alone, not just the fact of physical solitude.
After the party, the house felt lonely and silent.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Feeling
Can describe a temporary emotion, doesn't mean always feeling alone.
Even in a crowd, I sometimes feel lonely.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Perception
It's subjective, based on personal feelings, not an objective situation.
She felt lonely without her phone, despite being at a lively party.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional State
Emphasizes the sadness of being alone, not just the fact of physical solitude.
After the party, the house felt lonely and silent.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Feeling
Can describe a temporary emotion, doesn't mean always feeling alone.
Even in a crowd, I sometimes feel lonely.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Perception
It's subjective, based on personal feelings, not an objective situation.
She felt lonely without her phone, despite being at a lively party.
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What makes a poem … a...
toe the line between visual art and poetry. Meanwhile, E.E. Cummings wrote poems whose shapes were as important as the words themselves, in this case amplifying the sad loneliness of a single leaf falling through space. If the visual nature of poetry faded into the background, perhaps we'd be left with music,
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Blueprint for a quiet...
quiet teacher who somehow managed to convince her entire school to rethink its emphasis on class participation and endless group projects and there was even a lonely young guy who decided not to commit suicide because he finally realized there was a place for him in this world and today believe it or not
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Can machines read your...
There are plenty of beneficial uses for computerized emotion recognition. Robots using algorithms to identify facial expressions can help children learn or provide lonely people with a sense of companionship. Social media companies are considering using algorithms
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Why do we love? A...
sex is unsatisfying. Our fear of the cold, cruel world tempts us to build hard shells to protect and isolate ourselves. Love's delight, intimacy, and warmth helps us overcome our fear of the world, escape our lonely shells, and engage more abundantly in life.
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How to practice...
than we do our minds? Why is it that our physical health is so much more important to us than our psychological health? We sustain psychological injuries even more often than we do physical ones, injuries like failure or rejection or loneliness.
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If superpowers were...
And what if everyone is permanently invisible? Well, think about how boring the world would be without seeing people on the streets, on TV, or at home on your computer like right now. It's lonely being invisible.
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Could we actually live...
Have you picked out a spot for your new home? No? Well, I'm here to help. First things first, here are some of the things you'll need to bring to The Red a high tolerance for cold, loneliness, and radiation;
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How does your body know...
Life in the lonely, dark cave had warped Siffre's own perception of time despite his brain's best efforts to keep him on track. This makes us wonder what else influences our sense of time.
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50 Years Ago, This Was a...
have you're gonna live a lonely life that is a necessary ingredient for every human being that we need to catch up and live amongst mother nature and learn to
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Fried Egg Jellyfish...
are jellyfish a life spent drifting in the empty ocean could be a lonely one but not for this jellyfish Aurelia swarms like this are not accidental
Video examples
What makes a poem … a...
toe the line between visual art and poetry. Meanwhile, E.E. Cummings wrote poems whose shapes were as important as the words themselves, in this case amplifying the sad loneliness of a single leaf falling through space. If the visual nature of poetry faded into the background, perhaps we'd be left with music,
Video examples
Blueprint for a quiet...
quiet teacher who somehow managed to convince her entire school to rethink its emphasis on class participation and endless group projects and there was even a lonely young guy who decided not to commit suicide because he finally realized there was a place for him in this world and today believe it or not
Video examples
Can machines read your...
There are plenty of beneficial uses for computerized emotion recognition. Robots using algorithms to identify facial expressions can help children learn or provide lonely people with a sense of companionship. Social media companies are considering using algorithms
Video examples
Why do we love? A...
sex is unsatisfying. Our fear of the cold, cruel world tempts us to build hard shells to protect and isolate ourselves. Love's delight, intimacy, and warmth helps us overcome our fear of the world, escape our lonely shells, and engage more abundantly in life.
Video examples
How to practice...
than we do our minds? Why is it that our physical health is so much more important to us than our psychological health? We sustain psychological injuries even more often than we do physical ones, injuries like failure or rejection or loneliness.
Video examples
If superpowers were...
And what if everyone is permanently invisible? Well, think about how boring the world would be without seeing people on the streets, on TV, or at home on your computer like right now. It's lonely being invisible.
Video examples
Could we actually live...
Have you picked out a spot for your new home? No? Well, I'm here to help. First things first, here are some of the things you'll need to bring to The Red a high tolerance for cold, loneliness, and radiation;
Video examples
How does your body know...
Life in the lonely, dark cave had warped Siffre's own perception of time despite his brain's best efforts to keep him on track. This makes us wonder what else influences our sense of time.
Video examples
50 Years Ago, This Was a...
have you're gonna live a lonely life that is a necessary ingredient for every human being that we need to catch up and live amongst mother nature and learn to
Video examples
Fried Egg Jellyfish...
are jellyfish a life spent drifting in the empty ocean could be a lonely one but not for this jellyfish Aurelia swarms like this are not accidental
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
I've never thought about songwriting as a weapon. I've only thought about it as a way to help me get through love and loss and sadness and loneliness and growing up.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.
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Frank Bruno
British Athlete
Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world.
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Kim Cattrall
English Actress
A lot of my life has been lonely. Fantastic, but lonely.
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Anton Chekhov
Russian Dramatist
If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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Eugene O'Neill
American Dramatist
Man's loneliness is but his fear of life.
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Barry Bonds
American Athlete
I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top.
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Frank Grillo
American Actor
Being an actor can be a lonely life.
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Melissa Leo
American Actress
An actor's life is fairly lonely.
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Whitney Houston
American Musician
Loneliness comes with life.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
I've never thought about songwriting as a weapon. I've only thought about it as a way to help me get through love and loss and sadness and loneliness and growing up.
Quote examples
Robert Frost
American Poet
Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.
Quote examples
Frank Bruno
British Athlete
Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world.
Quote examples
Kim Cattrall
English Actress
A lot of my life has been lonely. Fantastic, but lonely.
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Anton Chekhov
Russian Dramatist
If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
Quote examples
Eugene O'Neill
American Dramatist
Man's loneliness is but his fear of life.
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Barry Bonds
American Athlete
I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top.
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Frank Grillo
American Actor
Being an actor can be a lonely life.
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Melissa Leo
American Actress
An actor's life is fairly lonely.
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Whitney Houston
American Musician
Loneliness comes with life.
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