{
    "term": "lonely",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She lives alone and often **feels lonely**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was desperately lonely at school."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt oddly lonely without her books."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The support they give to lonely old people is invaluable."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "sad and spent alone",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "all those lonely nights at home watching TV"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a lonely childhood"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She contemplated the lonely walk home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These characters live sad, lonely lives."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "where only a few people ever come or visit",
            "labels": "North American English",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a lonely beach"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a lonely mountain road"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It gets pretty lonely here in winter."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "isolated",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈləʊnli/",
                "audio": "lo/lonely/lonely__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈləʊnli/",
                "audio": "lo/lonely/lonely__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from lone + -ly."
}