feeling sad and unhappy

homesick

homesick [adjective]

unhappy because of being away from home for a long period

US /ˈhoʊm.sɪk/ 
UK /ˈhəʊm.sɪk/ 

دلتنگ

مثال: 

As I read my mother's letter, I began to feel more and more homesick.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

homesick

 adjective
sad because you are away from home

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

homesick

homesick /ˈhəʊmˌsɪk $ ˈhoʊm-/ BrE AmE adjective
feeling unhappy because you are a long way from your home

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

homesick

home·sick [homesick homesickness]   [ˈhəʊmsɪk]    [ˈhoʊmsɪk]  adjective
sad because you are away from home and you miss your family and friends
I felt homesick for Scotland.
Derived Word: homesickness  
Example Bank:
She felt homesick for her country.

She was beginning to get a bit homesick.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

homesick / ˈhəʊm.sɪk /   / ˈhoʊm- / adjective

unhappy because of being away from home for a long period:

As I read my mother's letter, I began to feel more and more homesick.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

homesick

[ho͟ʊmsɪk]
 ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ
 If you are homesick, you feel unhappy because you are away from home and are missing your family, friends, and home very much.
  She's feeling a little homesick.
  Derived words:
  homesickness N-UNCOUNT There were inevitable bouts of homesickness.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

homesick

home·sick /ˈhoʊmˌsɪk/ adj [more ~; most ~] : sad because you are away from your family and home
• He was/got homesick when he went to college.
• She was homesick for her mother's cooking.
- home·sick·ness noun [noncount]

grim

grim [adjective] (SERIOUS)

worried and serious or sad

US /ɡrɪm/ 
UK /ɡrɪm/ 

سرسختانه، تسلیم ناپذیر

مثال: 

grim courage

Oxford Essential Dictionary

grim

 adjective (grimmer, grimmest)

1 (used about a person) very serious and not smiling:
a grim expression

2 (used about a situation) very bad and making you feel worried:
The news is grim.
 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

grim

grim /ɡrɪm/ BrE AmE adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: grimm]
1. making you feel worried or unhappy SYN harsh:
the grim reality of rebuilding the shattered town
When he lost his job, his future looked grim.
Millions of Britons face the grim prospect (=something bad that will probably happen) of dearer home loans.
We received the grim news in silence.
2. looking or sounding very serious:
‘I’ll survive,’ he said with a grim smile.
The child hung on to her arm with grim determination.
The police officers were silent and grim-faced.
3. British English informal very bad, ugly, or unpleasant:
The weather forecast is pretty grim.
They painted a grim picture of what life used to be like there.
a grim industrial town
4. [not before noun] informal ill:
Juliet felt grim through the early months of her pregnancy.
5. hold/hang on for/like grim death British English informal to hold something very tightly because you are afraid

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grim

grim [grim grimmer grimmest]   [ɡrɪm]    [ɡrɪm]  adjective (grim·mer, grim·mest)
1. looking or sounding very serious
a grim face/look/smile
She looked grim.
with a look of grim determination on his face
• He set about the task with grim concentration.

grim-faced policemen

2. unpleasant and depressing
grim news
We face the grim prospect of still higher unemployment.
Despite the grim forecast, the number of deaths was slightly down on last year.
The outlook is pretty grim.
This latest attack is a grim reminder of how vulnerable our airports are to terrorist attack.
Booth paints a grim picture of life in the next century.
• a grim struggle for survival

• Things are looking grim for workers in the building industry.

3. (of a place or building) not attractive; depressing
• The house looked grim and dreary in the rain.

• the grim walls of the prison

4. not before noun (BrE, informal) ill/sick

• I feel grim this morning.

5. not usually before noun (BrE, informal) of very low quality
Their performance was fairly grim, I'm afraid!
Idiom: hang on for grim death
Derived Words: grimly  grimness
See also: hang on for dear life  
Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grim and German grimm.  
Example Bank:
James had some rather grim news.
The accident serves as a grim reminder of what drinking and driving can do.
• There was a grim smile on her face as she approached.

• They clung on to the edge of the boat with grim determination.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

grim / ɡrɪm / adjective ( grimmer , grimmest ) (SERIOUS)

C2 worried and serious or sad:

Her face was grim as she told them the bad news.

The expression on his face was one of grim determination .

Later Mr Ashby left the court, grim-faced and silent.
 

grim / ɡrɪm / adjective ( grimmer , grimmest ) (WITHOUT HOPE)

C2 worrying, without hope:

The future looks grim.
 

grim / ɡrɪm / adjective ( grimmer , grimmest ) informal (UNPLEASANT)

C2 very unpleasant or ugly:

a grim-looking block of flats

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

grim

[grɪ̱m]
 grimmer, grimmest
 1) ADJ-GRADED A situation or piece of information that is grim is unpleasant, depressing, and difficult to accept.
  They painted a grim picture of growing crime...
  There was further grim economic news yesterday...
  The mood could not have been grimmer.
  Derived words:
  grimness N-UNCOUNT ...an unrelenting grimness of tone.
 2) ADJ-GRADED A place that is grim is unattractive and depressing in appearance.
  The city might be grim at first, but there is a vibrancy and excitement.
  ...the tower blocks on the city's grim edges.
 3) ADJ-GRADED If a person or their behaviour is grim, they are very serious, usually because they are worried about something. [WRITTEN]
  She was a stout, grim woman with a turned-down mouth...
  Her expression was grim and unpleasant.
  Derived words:
  grimly ADV-GRADED `It's too late now to stop him,' Harris said grimly.
 4) ADJ-GRADED If you say that something is grim, you think that it is very bad, ugly, or depressing. [INFORMAL]
  Things were pretty grim for a time.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

grim

grim /ˈgrɪm/ adj grim·mer; -mest
1 : unpleasant or shocking to see or think about
• Hikers made a grim discovery when they came across a dead body in the woods.
• The accident serves as a grim reminder of the dangers of drinking and driving.
2 : causing feelings of sadness or worry : gloomy or depressing
• a grim winter
• The prognosis is grim—doctors do not expect her to live longer than six months.
• He paints a grim picture of the prospects for peace.
3 : having a very serious appearance or manner
• His face looked grim, and we knew his news wouldn't be good.
• a grim smile
• a grim taskmaster
4 : strongly felt and serious
grim determination

down in the mouth

down in the mouth [idiom]
down in the mouth - غمگین

ناراحت، غمگین، افسرده

مثال: 

What's wrong with him? He's so down in the mouth about everything.

اون مشکلش چیه؟ از همه چیز ناراحته.

معنای کلمه به کلمه: 
پایین در دهان

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

down in the mouth   informal   unhappy :  
Tim’s looking very down in the mouth.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

down in the ˈmouth
unhappy and depressed
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition © Oxford University Press, 2015

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

be down in the mouth informal

to be sad

© Cambridge University Press 2013

melancholy

melancholy [adjective]

Sad

US /ˈmel.əŋ.kɑː.li/ 
UK /ˈmel.əŋ.kɒl.i/ 

غمگین، اندوهگین

مثال: 

Melancholy autumn days

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

melancholy

I. melancholy1 /ˈmelənkəli $ -kɑːli/ BrE AmE adjective
very sad:
The music suited her melancholy mood.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adjective
very sad or making you feel sadness
Syn:  mournful, Syn: sombre
melancholy thoughts/memories
The melancholy song died away.  
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French melancolie, via late Latin from Greek melankholia, from melas, melan- ‘black’ + kholē ‘bile’, an excess of which was formerly believed to cause depression.  
Example Bank:
She began to feel more and more melancholy.
He was a tall man with a long, melancholy face.
I grew very melancholy and weary.

She was in a melancholy mood.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

melancholy / ˈmel.əŋ.kɒl.i /   / -kɑː.li / adjective

sad:

melancholy autumn days

a melancholy piece of music

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

melancholy

/melənkɒli/

1.
You describe something that you see or hear as melancholy when it gives you an intense feeling of sadness.
The only sounds were the distant, melancholy cries of the sheep...
ADJ

2.
Melancholy is an intense feeling of sadness which lasts for a long time and which strongly affects your behaviour and attitudes. (LITERARY)
I was deeply aware of his melancholy as he stood among the mourners...
N-UNCOUNT

3.
If someone feels or looks melancholy, they feel or look very sad. (LITERARY)
It was in these hours of the late afternoon that Tom Mulligan felt most melancholy...
He fixed me with those luminous, empty eyes and his melancholy smile.
ADJ

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

melancholy

2melancholy adj [more ~; most ~] : feeling or showing sadness : very unhappy
• She was in a melancholy mood.
• He became quiet and melancholy as the hours slowly passed.
melancholy [=sad, depressing] music/thoughts

sad

sad [adjective] (NOT HAPPY)

Unhappy or sorry

US /sæd/ 
UK /sæd/ 

ناراحت، غمگین

مثال: 

 

.We are very sad to hear that you are leaving

خیلی ناراحتیم که شنیدیم داری میری.

آهنگ وترانه: 
You Are The Reason - Chris De Burgh

Oxford Essential Dictionary

sad

 adjective (sadder, saddest)
unhappy or making you feel unhappy:
We are very sad to hear that you are leaving.
a sad story

>> sadly adverb:
She looked sadly at the empty house.

>> sadness noun (no plural):
Thoughts of him filled her with sadness.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

sad

sad S2 W3 /sæd/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative sadder, superlative saddest)
[Word Family: noun: ↑sadness, ↑saddo; adjective: ↑sad, ↑saddening; verb: ↑sadden; adverb: ↑sadly]
[Language: Old English; Origin: sæd 'having had enough']
1. FEELING UNHAPPY not happy, especially because something unpleasant has happened OPP happy
feel/look/sound sad
Dad looked sad and worried as he read the letter.
be sad to hear/see/read etc something
I was very sad to hear that he had died.
sad that
Lilly felt sad that Christmas was over.
sad about
I was sad about the friends I was leaving behind.
sad smile/face/expression etc
There was such a sad look in her eyes.
2. MAKING YOU UNHAPPY a sad event, situation etc makes you feel unhappy:
Sorry to hear the sad news.
It was a sad case. The boy ended up in prison.
sad story/song/film etc
a story with a sad ending
it is sad to see/hear etc something
It was sad to see them arguing.
sad time/day/moment etc
This is a sad day for us all.
3. NOT SATISFACTORY very bad or unacceptable:
There aren’t enough teachers, which is a sad state of affairs (=bad situation).
it’s sad that/when/if ...
It’s sad if people are too afraid to go out alone at night.
the sad fact is (that) spoken:
The sad fact is that prejudice still exists.
Sad to say (=unfortunately), the country is heading towards civil war.
4. LONELY a sad person has a dull, unhappy, or lonely life:
She’s a sad character – without any friends at all.
5. BORING informal boring or not deserving any respect:
Stay in on Saturday night? What a sad idea!
6. sadder and/but wiser having learned something from an unpleasant experience:
He came out of the relationship sadder but wiser.
⇨ ↑sadness
• • •
COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2)
■ nouns
a sad story/song/film He had listened patiently to his client’s sad story about her awful life.
sad news It was with great shock that we heard the sad news that he had died.
a sad fact It’s a sad fact that a significant amount of crime is committed by young people.
the sad truth The sad truth is that the new law will not deter criminals.
a sad day/time I’m really disappointed that this happened. It’s a sad day for football.
a sad case Take the sad case of Gary Marsh, who was badly injured during a match.
a sad ending The film has a sad ending.
the sad thing (=the sad part of a situation) The sad thing is that there’s little we can do about the situation now.
• • •
THESAURUS
sad not happy: She felt sad as she waved goodbye. | a sad and lonely figure | a sad face | a sad film
unhappy sad, especially for a long time – used about people and periods of time: I was unhappy at school. | an unhappy childhood | He’s obviously a deeply unhappy person.
homesick [not before noun] sad because you are away from your home, family, and friends: She sometimes felt homesick when she first arrived in Japan.
down [not before noun] informal feeling sad for a few hours or days, often for no reason: Whenever I’m feeling down, I go out and buy myself some new clothes. | She’s been kind of down since that argument with Jack.
gloomy looking or sounding sad and without hope – used about people, places, and weather: Why are you all looking so gloomy? | the gloomy immigration office | a gloomy afternoon in February
dejected/downcast looking sad and disappointed because something you hoped for did not happen: ‘I didn’t pass,’ he said, looking dejected. | a downcast expression | He was understandably downcast after the team’s loss.
mournful especially literary looking or sounding sad: the dog’s big mournful eyes | the mournful sound of the church bell | a mournful expression
glum looking sad and disappointed: Don’t look so glum! Maybe you’ll win next time. | They sat in glum silence.
wistful especially literary looking a little sad and thoughtful, because you wish that the situation was different: She looked at him with a wistful smile.
■ very sad
miserable very sad, especially because you are lonely, cold, ill, or upset – used about people and periods of time: I felt miserable and blamed myself for what had happened. | Her life was miserable. | I had a miserable time at college.
depressed very sad and without hope for a long time, because things are wrong in your life or because of a medical condition: After his wife left him, he became depressed and refused to talk to anyone.
heartbroken extremely sad because of something that has happened to someone or something that you care about very much: She was heartbroken when her dog died.
distressed/distraught very upset because of something bad that has happened, so that you cannot think clearly: She was very distressed when he left her. | The boy’s hospital bed was surrounded by distraught relatives.
devastated [not before noun] extremely sad and shocked, because something very bad has happened: The whole town was devastated by the tragedy.
■ COLLOCATIONS CHECK
sad person/expression/story/song/film
unhappy person/expression/childhood/marriage
gloomy person/expression/place/weather
dejected/downcast person/expression
mournful sound/eyes/expression

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sad

sad [sad sadder saddest]   [sæd]    [sæd]  adjective (sad·der, sad·dest)

 
UNHAPPY
1. unhappy or showing unhappiness
~ (to do sth) We are very sad to hear that you are leaving.
~ (that…) I was sad that she had to go.
~ (about sth) I felt terribly sad about it.
She looked sad and tired.
• He gave a slight, sad smile.

• The divorce left him sadder and wiser (= having learned from the unpleasant experience).

2. that makes you feel unhappy
a sad story
~ (to do sth) It was sad to see them go.
~ (that…) It is sad that so many of his paintings have been lost.
We had some sad news yesterday.
He's a sad case— his wife died last year and he can't seem to manage without her.
It will be a sad day for all of us if the theatre is forced to close.

Sad to say (= unfortunately) the house has now been demolished.  

UNACCEPTABLE

3. unacceptable; deserving blame or criticism
Syn:  deplorable
a sad state of affairs
It's a sad fact that many of those killed were children.

It's a sad reflection on life that it takes danger and suffering to bring people closer together.  

BORING

4. (informal) boring or not fashionable
• You sad old man.

• You'd have to be sad to wear a shirt like that.  

IN POOR CONDITION

5. in poor condition
The salad consisted of a few leaves of sad-looking lettuce.
see also  sadly, sadness  
Word Origin:
Old English sæd ‘sated, weary’, also ‘weighty, dense’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zat and German satt, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin satis ‘enough’. The original meaning was replaced in Middle English by the senses ‘steadfast, firm’ and ‘serious, sober’, and later ‘sorrowful’.  
Thesaurus:
sad adj.
1.
I felt so sad that she had to go.
unhappymiserablegloomyglumdepressedheartbroken|informal down|especially written mournfuldespondent|literary melancholy
Opp: happy
sad/unhappy/miserable/gloomy/glum/depressed/heartbroken/despondent about sth
sad/unhappy/miserable/depressed/heartbroken when/that…
feel sad/unhappy/miserable/gloomy/depressed/despondent
look sad/unhappy/miserable/mournful/gloomy/glum/depressed
Sad or unhappy? You usually feel unhappy about sth that has happened to you; you feel sad about sth that has happened to sb else. A period of your life can be unhappy; sth that you see or hear can be sad
an unhappy childhood
sad news
2.
The sad truth is, he never loved her.
patheticpainfulupsettingdistressingtragicheartbreaking
sad/painful/upsetting/distressing/tragic/heartbreaking for sb
sad/painful/upsetting/heartbreaking to do sth
a sad/pathetic/tragic/heartbreaking story  
Example Bank:
I called Mum, sounding all sad and pathetic.
It would be a pretty sad individual who didn't feel that they were unique.
She was still feeling very sad about her father's death.
This music always makes me sad.
a deeply sad occasion
a rather sad story
an extremely sad story
He's a sad case— his wife died last year and he can't seem to manage without her.
I find it sad that our open spaces are disappearing.
It is sad that so many of his paintings have been lost.
It was sad to see them go.
It's a sad fact that many of those killed were children.
It's a sad reflection on life that it takes danger and suffering to bring people closer together.
It's a terribly sad story.
Sad to say the house has now been demolished.
The divorce left him sadder and wiser.
The sad truth is, he never loved her.
• This sad state of affairs does not have to continue.

• We are sad to hear that you are leaving.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

sad / sæd / adjective ( sadder , saddest ) (NOT HAPPY)

A1 unhappy or sorry:

I've just received some very sad news.

She gave a rather sad smile.

[ + (that) ] It's sad (that) the trip had to be cancelled.

I'm so sad (that) you can't come.

[ + to infinitive ] It's sad to see so many failures this year.

I was sad to hear that they'd split up.

informal If something looks sad, it looks worse than it should because it is not being cared for:

Give those flowers some water - they're looking a bit sad.

 

sadness / ˈsæd.nəs / noun [ U ]

B2

Her sadness at her grandfather's death was obvious.
 

sad / sæd / adjective ( sadder , saddest ) (UNPLEASANT)

[ before noun ] not satisfactory or pleasant:

The sad fact/truth is we can't afford to provide homes for all.

a very sad state of affairs

sad to say C1 something you say when you are telling someone about something bad that happened:

Sad to say, the ring was never found.
 

sad / sæd / adjective ( sadder , saddest ) UK slang (BORING)

showing that you are not fashionable or interesting or have no friends:

You enjoy reading timetables? You sad man!

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

sad

/sæd/
(sadder, saddest)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
If you are sad, you feel unhappy, usually because something has happened that you do not like.
The relationship had been important to me and its loss left me feeling sad and empty...
I’m sad that Julie’s marriage is on the verge of splitting up...
I’d grown fond of our little house and felt sad to leave it...
I’m sad about my toys getting burned in the fire.
happy
ADJ: oft ADJ that/to-inf, ADJ about n
sad‧ly
Judy said sadly, ‘He has abandoned me.’
ADV: usu ADV with v
sad‧ness
It is with a mixture of sadness and joy that I say farewell.
happiness
N-UNCOUNT

2.
Sad stories and sad news make you feel sad.
I received the sad news that he had been killed in a motor-cycle accident.
ADJ: usu ADJ n

3.
A sad event or situation is unfortunate or undesirable.
It’s a sad truth that children are the biggest victims of passive smoking.
ADJ
sad‧ly
Sadly, bamboo plants die after flowering...
ADV: usu ADV adj, ADV with cl

4.
If you describe someone as sad, you do not have any respect for them and think their behaviour or ideas are ridiculous. (INFORMAL)
...sad old bikers and youngsters who think that Jim Morrison is God.
= pathetic
ADJ: usu ADJ n [disapproval]
 

seasonal affective disorder

Seasonal affective disorder is a feeling of tiredness and sadness that some people have during the autumn and winter when there is very little sunshine. The abbreviation SAD is often used.

N-UNCOUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

sad
sad /ˈsæd/ adj sad·der; -dest [also more ~; most ~]
1 : not happy : feeling or showing grief or unhappiness
• He's feeling sad because his pet died.
• People were sad that he was leaving.
• The experience left her sadder but wiser.
• big sad eyes
2 : causing a feeling of grief or unhappiness
• Have you heard the sad news about his wife's illness?
• It'll be a sad day when you leave us.
• a sad love song
• a sad poem
• a movie with a sad ending
• He lived a sad life.
3 : causing feelings of disappointment or pity
• The sad fact/truth of the matter is that they are right.
• I live a pretty sad [=pathetic] life. I never go out on the weekend.
• The government is in sad [=bad] shape.
• The new version is a sad imitation of the original movie.
• He's a sad excuse for a father. [=he's not a good father]
• a sad-looking birthday cake
• We needed more money but, sad to say, there wasn't any.
Sad but true, we couldn't afford to go away for even a weekend at the beach.
- see also sad sack
- sad·ness noun

[noncount]

• His leaving caused much sadness.

[singular]

• I felt a deep sadness upon hearing the news.

lonely

lonely [adjective] (UNHAPPY)

unhappy because you are not with other people

US /ˈloʊn.li/ 
UK /ˈləʊn.li/ 

تنها ، غریب

مثال: 

She gets lonely now that all the kids have left home.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

lonely

 adjective (lonelier, loneliest)

1 unhappy because you are not with other people:
She felt very lonely when she first went to live in the city.

2 far from other places:
a lonely house in the hills
Look at alone.

>> loneliness noun (no plural)

 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

lonely

lonely S3 /ˈləʊnli $ ˈloʊn-/ adjective (comparative lonelier, superlative loneliest)
1. unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to SYN lonesome American English:
a lonely old man
Don’t you get lonely being on your own all day?
► Do not use lonely to mean ‘without anyone else’. Use alone: She is afraid to travel alone (NOT travel lonely).
2. a lonely experience or situation makes you unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to:
a lonely journey
lonely life/existence
He led a lonely life with few friends.
3. the lonely [plural] people who are lonely
4. a lonely place is a long way from where people live and very few people go there SYN lonesome American English, remote, desolate
lonely place/road/spot etc
—loneliness noun [uncountable]
• • •

THESAURUS

lonely (also lonesome American English) unhappy because you are alone or do not have any friends: Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York. | Our neighbor George is a very lonely man. | I get so lonesome here with no one to talk to.
isolated lonely because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people: People caring for sick relatives often feel very isolated. | Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society.
alienated feeling that you do not belong in a particular place or group: She felt very alienated as the only woman in the company. | In high school she felt somehow different and alienated from other students.
homesick unhappy because you are a long way from your home and the people who live there: When I first went to Germany, I was very homesick.
miss somebody used when saying that you feel unhappy because someone is not there with you: I miss you. | She misses her friends.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lonely

lone·ly [lonely lonelier loneliest]   [ˈləʊnli]    [ˈloʊnli]  adjective (lone·lier, lone·li·est)
1. unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to
• She lives alone and often feels lonely.

• As I didn't speak the language I grew lonelier and lonelier.

2. (of a situation or period of time) sad and spent alone

• all those lonely nights at home watching TV

3. only before noun (of places) where only a few people ever come or visit
Syn:  isolated
a lonely beach
Derived Word: loneliness  
Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from lone  + -ly.  
Thesaurus:
lonely adj.
1.
She lives alone and often feels lonely.
aloneisolateddesolate|written forlorn
feel lonely/alone/isolated/desolate/forlorn
Lonely or alone? Alone is slightly more informal than lonely and cannot be used before a noun.
2. usually before noun
He thought of those lonely nights watching TV.
solitaryaloneby yourselfon your own
a lonely/solitary existence/life/walk  
Which Word?:
alone / lonely / lone
Alone, and on your own /by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English), describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy: I like being alone in the house. I’m going to London by myself next week. I want to finish this on my own (= without anyone’s help) .
Lone/solitary/single mean that there is only one person or thing there; lone and solitary may sometimes suggest that the speaker thinks the person involved is lonely: a lone jogger in the park long, solitary walks
Lonely (NAmE also lonesome) means that you are alone and sad: a lonely child Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York. It can also describe places or activities that make you feel lonely: a lonely house  
Example Bank:
It gets pretty lonely here in winter.
She felt oddly lonely without her books.
She was desperately lonely at school.
As I didn't speak the language I grew lonelier and lonelier.
He thought back to all those lonely nights at home watching TV.
• The support they give to lonely old people is invaluable.

• There are times when I feel very lonely.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

lonely / ˈləʊn.li /   / ˈloʊn- / adjective

B1 unhappy because you are not with other people:

She gets lonely now that all the kids have left home.

the lonely life of a farmer

B2 A lonely place is a long way from where people live:

a lonely stretch of Arizona highway

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

lonely

[lo͟ʊnli]
 lonelier, loneliest
 1) ADJ-GRADED Someone who is lonely is unhappy because they are alone or do not have anyone they can talk to.
  ...lonely people who just want to talk...
  I feel lonelier in the middle of London than I do on my boat in the middle of nowhere.
 N-PLURAL: the N
 The lonely are people who are lonely. He looks for the lonely, the lost, the unloved.
 2) ADJ-GRADED A lonely situation or period of time is one in which you feel unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to.
  I desperately needed something to occupy me during those long, lonely nights.
  ...her lonely childhood.
 3) ADJ-GRADED A lonely place is one where very few people come.
  It felt like the loneliest place in the world.
  ...dark, lonely streets.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

lonely

 

lone·ly /ˈloʊnli/ adj lone·li·er; -est [also more ~; most ~]
1 : sad from being apart from other people
• He was/felt lonely without his wife and children.
• a lonely old man
• feeling lonely
• She was a lonely child with few friends.
2 : causing sad feelings that come from being apart from other people
• It was lonely living out in the country.
• She spent too many lonely nights at home.
• She had a lonely childhood.
• It's lonely at the top. [=powerful and successful people often have few friends]
3 : not visited by or traveled on by many people
• a lonely spot in the woods
• a lonely stretch of road
- lone·li·ness /ˈloʊnlinəs/ noun [noncount]

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