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Lonely vs Forgotten - What's the difference?

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Lonely is a related term of forgotten.


As adjectives the difference between lonely and forgotten

is that lonely is unhappy because of feelings of loneliness while forgotten is of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.

As a verb forgotten is

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As a noun forgotten is

a person or thing that has been forgotten.

lonely

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Unhappy because of feelings of loneliness.
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  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
  • unfrequented by people; desolate.
  • without companions; solitary.

    • Synonyms

    * (dejected) lonesome * (unfrequented by people) desolate, desert, empty, unpeopled, unpopulated * (without companions) solitary, alone, unaccompanied

    Related terms

    * lone

    forgotten

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or thing that has been forgotten.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=December 31, author=Alan Feuer, title=Headliners of 07: A Subway Savior, Rampaging Rats, and a $12 Million Dog, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Luckily for these unfortunate forgottens , New Year is approaching, a time when, despite the intuitions of the calendar, our thoughts often turn to the past. }} English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles