Friendly and Lonely

Friendly

Friendly adjective - Having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest.

Lonely is an antonym for friendly.

Nearby Words: friend, friendliness, friendship

Lonely

Lonely adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: the lonely streets of a honky-tonk beach town in the off-season

Friendly is an antonym for lonely.

Nearby Words: lonesome, lone, loner, loneliness

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Witness for the Prosecution The victim: Miss Emily French, a lonely but wealthy widow with whom Leonard had become friendly recently.
  • Smelly Skunk Casper has the friendly little ghost befriend a lonely skunk whose odor has driven the other animals away.
    Source: Smelly Skunk
  • Film / Poltergeist The Soulsaver: The psychic Tangina helps a group of friendly yet lonely ghosts (lost souls) trapped in the astral plane go into the Light.
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