Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lonely-hearted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
lone-ly--heart-ed
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Yearning for affection and companionship.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From lonely + hearted.

Inflected Forms

more lonely-hearted (comparative) most lonely-hearted (superlative) lonelyhearted (alternative)

Phrases

lonely-heartedness

Questions

What does lonely-hearted mean?
Yearning for affection and companionship.
Where does lonely-hearted come from?
From lonely + hearted.

How to pronounce lonely-hearted

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