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friendless

Meanings

  • The state of having no friends

    - "John was friendless after everyone moved away."
    - "Sarah's friendless state led her to adopt a dog for companionship."
Antonyms

enemyless
Rhymes
Words rhyming with friendless
anemone , bellona , columbe , helena , leonora , philona , selena , tiburcia
Homophones
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  1. Friendless () :

  2. Friendless () :

Variants
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Friend , Friends , Quaker , am friends with , are friends with , be friends with , been friends with , being friends with , friend , friendless , friendlessness , friendlessnesses , friends , friends with , is friends with , was friends with , were friends with
Forms
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The word 'friendless' is an adjective and can be used to describe a noun in a sentence. For example: 'The friendless man sat alone in the park.'

Etymology
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The word 'friendless' comes from the Old English word 'friendlice' which means 'having no friends'.

Related Concepts
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  1. Social isolation: The state of being separated from other people and lacking social connections and relationships.

  2. Loneliness: The state of feeling sad, empty, or despairing due to the absence of loved ones, friends, or social connections and relationships.

Quotes
Quotes by authors and personalities

  1. Over the last couple of years I have experienced moments of disbelief when I meet my "friends" in public. They look older than I think they should.

    - Alice Munro,{it}In the Stacks{/it},2002

  2. … she … got a job, made "friends" and managed to write a novel that hit the best-seller lists and stayed there …

    - Garrison Keillor,{it}The New York Times Book Review{/it},11 June 2006

  3. Never had a "friend" like that before or since. Never laughed so hard in my life as I did with Manny.

    - Philip Roth,{it}American Pastoral{/it},1997
Culture
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In literature and art, the concept of friendlessness has been explored to depict the emotional isolation and loneliness experienced by a person without friends. This theme has been portrayed in various forms such as poetry, novels, short stories, and paintings.

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