lonely-hearted

adjective

Yearning for affection and companionship.

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Meanings

adjectivelonely-hearted (comparative more lonely-hearted, superlative most lonely-hearted)

comparative more lonely-hearted · superlative most lonely-hearted · alternative lonelyhearted

  1. Yearning for affection and companionship.

    The Matchmaking Festival provided social events for these lonely-hearted pilgrims, and allowed local personages to keep undesirables away from their daughters.

    2014, Lonely Planet, The Best Place to Be Today: 365 Things to Do & the Perfect Day to Do Them, →ISBN
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    But, instead, she only took him up and kissed him, which was not quite pleasant, for her chin was very bristly indeed; but he was so lonely-hearted, he thought that rough kissing was better than none.

    1863, Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies

Origin

From lonely + hearted.

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APA

lonely-hearted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lonely-hearted

MLA

“lonely-hearted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lonely-hearted. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lonely-hearted,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lonely-hearted.

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