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lonely-hearted en · ADJ

Etymology

From lonely + hearted.

Meanings

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:
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

lonely-heartedness