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Meaning of lonely-hearted | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Yearning for affection and companionship.

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

lonely-hearts lonelyhearted Lonerganian lonerish lonesome lonesomer

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