lonely
/ˈləʊnli/adjective
उच्चारण लोन्ली
अकेला, एकाकी, उदास
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unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to
अकेला, एकाकी, उदास
- She felt lonely in the big city.
- He felt lonely after his friends left for college.
- Many old people feel lonely when their children move away.
+ 2 more examples
- He was lonely in the new hostel until he made friends.
- Even in a crowded city, you can feel lonely.
Synonyms isolated friendless alone solitary forlorn
Opposite sociable popular befriended
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[only before noun]
(of places) where only a few people ever come or visit
सुनसान, निर्जन
- a lonely road
- A lonely mountain path led to the monastery.
- We passed a lonely village at the foot of the hill.
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- The lonely beach was empty except for a few crabs.
- A lonely lighthouse stood at the edge of the cliff.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
feel / be lonely
Lonely describes how a person feels because of lacking company; after feel or be it takes no preposition.
'Lonely' बताता है कि संगति की कमी के कारण व्यक्ति कैसा महसूस करता है; feel या be के बाद इसके साथ preposition नहीं आता।
- Radhika felt lonely when she first moved to the hostel.
- The old man is often lonely in the evenings.
lonely + noun (person or place)
Before a noun, lonely can describe a person who is unhappy alone, or a place where few people go.
Noun से पहले 'lonely' ऐसे व्यक्ति का वर्णन कर सकता है जो अकेले दुखी है, या ऐसे स्थान का जहाँ बहुत कम लोग जाते हैं।
- She was a lonely child with few friends.
- We drove along a lonely road at night.
lonely vs alone
Alone only says that there is no one with you, with no sadness; lonely adds the feeling of unhappiness, and alone is not used before a noun.
'Alone' केवल यह बताता है कि आपके साथ कोई नहीं है, उसमें दुख का भाव नहीं; 'lonely' में दुख का भाव जुड़ता है, और 'alone' noun से पहले नहीं आता।
- He lives alone but he is not lonely.
- A lonely man sat on the bench.
loneliness (noun) / lonesome (US)
The noun is loneliness; lonesome is similar but is mostly American and old-fashioned.
Noun 'loneliness' है; 'lonesome' मिलता-जुलता है पर अधिकतर अमेरिकी और पुराने ढंग का शब्द है।
- Loneliness is a problem among many elderly people.
- He felt lonesome in the big city.
+Collocations 4
adverb + lonely
veryterriblypainfullya bitdesperately
- After her friends left she felt terribly lonely.
lonely + noun
roadlifechildnightisland
- The lonely road passed through the forest.
verb + lonely
feelgetgrowseembecome
- Many students feel lonely in a new city.
lonely + preposition
without friendsat nightin a crowdin the hostel
- He felt lonely even in a crowd.
“More examples 5
- The widow lived a lonely life after her son moved abroad.
बेटे के विदेश चले जाने के बाद विधवा ने अकेलेपन भरा जीवन जिया।
- A lonely hut stood on top of the hill.
पहाड़ी की चोटी पर एक सुनसान झोपड़ी खड़ी थी।
- Radhika felt lonely during the first week of her new college.
अपने नए कॉलेज के पहले सप्ताह में राधिका को अकेलापन महसूस हुआ।
- It is possible to be alone without being lonely.
अकेले होकर भी अकेलापन महसूस न करना संभव है।
- The lonely child talked only to his pet dog.
अकेलेपन से जूझता बच्चा केवल अपने पालतू कुत्ते से बात करता था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I live lonely in a rented room.
✓ I live alone in a rented room.
After live, the adverb meaning without anyone is alone; lonely is an adjective about feeling.
'Live' के बाद 'बिना किसी के' का अर्थ देने वाला शब्द 'alone' है; 'lonely' भावना बताने वाला adjective है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all concern being without company, but they differ in feeling.
ये सभी शब्द साथ के अभाव से जुड़े हैं, पर भावना में भिन्न हैं।
Unhappy because of lacking company; also a place with few people.
संगति की कमी से दुखी; कम लोगों वाला स्थान भी।
- She felt lonely at night.
Without any other person; neither happy nor sad.
किसी अन्य व्यक्ति के बिना; न सुखी न दुखी।
- She likes to study alone.
Far from other people or places, cut off.
अन्य लोगों या स्थानों से दूर, कटा हुआ।
- The village is isolated in the snow.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
lone·ly
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked often: alone (without other people, a neutral fact: 'live alone') and lonely (sad because you are alone).
इन्हें अलग रखिए, अक्सर पूछा जाता है: alone (बिना अन्य लोगों के, तटस्थ तथ्य: 'live alone') और lonely (अकेले होने से उदास)।
Keep the alone words together: lonely, solitary (alone, often by choice), isolated, forlorn (lonely and unhappy), desolate (empty and sad).
अकेलेपन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: lonely, solitary (अकेला, प्रायः अपनी इच्छा से), isolated, forlorn (अकेला और दुखी), desolate (खाली और उदास)।
§Grammar and usage
Grammar trap, asked very often: lonely is an adjective, not an adverb, even though it ends in -ly ('a lonely man'), like friendly, lovely and costly.
Grammar trap बहुत पूछा जाता है: lonely -ly पर खत्म होने के बावजूद adjective है, adverb नहीं ('a lonely man'), friendly, lovely और costly की तरह।