different between lonely vs aline

English

Etymology

From lone +? -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l??nli/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?lo?nli/

Adjective

lonely (comparative lonelier, superlative loneliest)

1. Unhappy because of feeling isolated from contact with other people.
2. (of a place or time) Unfrequented by people; desolate.
3. (of a person) Without companions; solitary.

Synonyms

• (dejected): lonesome
• (unfrequented by people): desolate, desert, empty, unpeopled, unpopulated
• (without companions): solitary, alone, unaccompanied

Related terms

• lone

Translations

Anagrams

• Nolley

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??la?n/, /æ?la?n/
• Rhymes: -a?n

Etymology 1

From a- +? line, possibly from Middle English alinen (“copulate”), Middle French aligner.

Verb

aline (third-person singular simple present alines, present participle alining, simple past and past participle alined)

1. Obsolete form of align. or misspelling

Etymology 2

From Middle English aline (“in line”)

Adverb

aline (comparative more aline, superlative most aline)

1. In line

Derived terms

• alinement

Anagrams

• Elain, Elian, Elina, Nelia, alien, anile, elain, laine, liane, linea

Middle English

Etymology

a- +? line.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?li?n(?)/

Adverb

aline

1. In (a straight) line.
   • c. 1400, Chaucer

References

• “al?ne, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a?line]

Verb

aline

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of alina
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of alina