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Princeton's WordNet

  1. friendless, outcastadjective

    excluded from a society

Wiktionary

  1. friendlessadjective

    Without friends.

    The friendless girl cries frequently.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Friendlessadjective

    Etymology: from friend.

    Alas! I am a woman, friendless, hopeless. William Shakespeare, H. VIII.

    Woe to him that is alone, is verified upon none so much as upon the friendless person. Robert South, Sermons.

    To some new clime, or to thy native sky,
    Oh friendless and forsaken virtue fly. John Dryden, Aurengzebe.

    To what new clime, what distant sky,
    Forsaken, friendless, will ye fly?
    Say, will ye bless the bleak Atlantick shore,
    Or bid the furious Gaul be rude no more? Alexander Pope.

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  1. friendless

    Friendless refers to a state or condition where someone has no friends or close companions. This could be due to various circumstances, such as social isolation, lack of social skills, or by personal choice. Such individuals typically experience feelings of loneliness, and might struggle to form or maintain social connections.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Friendlessadjective

    destitute of friends; forsaken

  2. Etymology: [AS. frendles.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of friendless in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of friendless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of friendless in a Sentence

  1. Author Unknown:

    The man who has strong opinions and always says what he thinks is courageous - and friendless.

  2. Elizabeth Barrett Browning:

    No man can be called friendless when he has God and the companionship of good books.

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