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lonely-hearted

adj

Etymology

From lonely + hearted.

  1. inherited from herted
  2. compounded as lonely-hearted — “lonely + hearted”

Definitions

  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.
    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA