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lonelier vs more lonely

Both 'lonelier' and 'more lonely' are correct comparatives of the adjective 'lonely.' 'Lonelier' is more commonly used and considered more natural in English. However, 'more lonely' is also grammatically correct and can be used in formal or literary contexts.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 7061 views

lonelier

This is a correct form of the comparative adjective 'lonely.'

It is used to compare the degree of loneliness between two things or people.

Examples:

  • She felt lonelier after her best friend moved away.
  • The old man seemed lonelier than ever in his empty house.
  • Nov 5, 2023 ... DUCKWORTH + MAUGHAN: And you're listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show: Are we becoming lonelier — or just more alone? DUCKWORTH: ...
  • Dec 26, 2014 ... Judging by the message I found, someone, somewhere, is lonelier than I am... Series. Statistically, somewhere in the early hours of Christmas ...
  • ... lonelier over the past decade (2005-2016). We used data from the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project and from the Health and Retirement Study ...
  • Nowadays and Lonelier, Carmella Gray-Cosgrove's debut story collection, features vivid portraits of unsure yet hopeful people struggling to find a good life in ...
  • Lonelier than ever? Loneliness of older people over two decades. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2018 Mar-Apr:75:96-103. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2017.11.004. Epub 2017 ...
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  • Dec 18, 2014 ... I tried to think a lonelier Thing Than any I had seen — Some Polar Expiation — An Omen in the Bone Of Death's tremendous nearness —
  • Nov 21, 2018 ... “Why are people feeling lonelier than ever?” Long answer short, many people feel lonelier because of the amount of options people have in dating ...
  • there's a room where the light won't find you. @lonelier-version-of-you / lonelier-version-of-you.tumblr.com. "have you never wanted to escape? feel that ...
  • Aug 26, 2016 ... How true is this: “The prettier the girl, the lonelier she is because most guys are too scared to talk to her”? All related (78). Recommended.

Alternatives:

  • more lonely
  • less lonely
  • lonelier than
  • lonelier and lonelier
  • lonelier still

more lonely

This is a correct form of the comparative adjective 'lonely.'

It is used to compare the degree of loneliness between two things or people, especially in formal or literary contexts.

Examples:

  • The deserted island felt more lonely than she had imagined.
  • He grew more lonely as the days passed.
  • Dec 9, 2014 ... More lonely is wrong. You know when you study the grammar comparative adjectives, there's a rule about your question: * When we want to write a ...
  • Nov 9, 2023 ... 128 votes, 70 comments. No More Lonely Nights was released in 1984. It is one my Paul favorite post Beatles song. Why this is song is not ...
  • Jan 17, 2024 ... I Felt More Lonely in the Office Than Working From Home. A writer examines how being excluded in the workplace took a toll on her mental health ...
  • Mar 7, 2024 ... Men more lonely than women? No Mans Land (no male input). Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be ...
  • Apr 19, 2017 ... Since lonelier and more lonely are comparative adjective phrases, you need to complete the comparison. So, I feel lonelier than I did yesterday ...
  • Apr 30, 2024 ... Do We Become More Lonely With Age? A Coordinated Data Analysis of Nine Longitudinal Studies. Psychol Sci. 2024 Jun;35(6):579-596. doi ...
  • Jul 8, 2022 ... ... career—the Beatles years and up to about 1976 or so. “No More Lonely Nights” came out in 1985. Here's a com...
  • May 18, 2024 ... Photo shared by No More Lonely Runs on May 18, 2024 tagging @9kk9.
  • Oct 3, 2017 ... Out of all humans are there more lonely men or more lonely women? Definitely men. Women tend to form social groups by default. Men often ...
  • Apr 30, 2024 ... As we age, we grow more lonely. Around the world, there are consistent patterns and factors associated with loneliness, study finds. April 30 ...

Alternatives:

  • lonelier
  • less lonely
  • lonelier than
  • lonelier and lonelier
  • lonelier still

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