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lonelier

adjective
SayLOHN-lee-erUS/ˈloʊnliɚ/UK/ˈləʊnliə/AUS/ˈləʉnliə/

1 meaning of lonelier

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Comparative of lonely.

    She grew lonelier with each year spent far from her family.

    Few places are lonelier than an empty train platform at midnight.

    Note

    A comparative built the way most two-syllable adjectives in -y build theirs: the y turns to i and -er is added, though more lonely is also heard. It carries every meaning of lonely. A person can feel lonelier, more isolated and unhappy, while a road or hillside can be lonelier, emptier of people. Context decides which: grew lonelier usually means the feeling; a lonelier spot means the place.

lonelier is a form of lonely

lonely, adjective: Feeling unhappy because of a sense of being cut off from contact with other people. Full entry

Forms
lonelylonelier comparativeloneliest superlative
Spelling
lonely → lonelier: change y to i, add -er

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