Definitions for friendless
friend·less

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. friendless, outcastadjective

   excluded from a society

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. friendlessadjective

   Without friends.

   The friendless girl cries frequently.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Friendlessadjective

   Etymology: from friend.

   1. Wanting friends; wanting support; without countenance; destitute; forlorn.

   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.

   2. Friendless Man. The Saxon word for him whom we call an outlaw, because he was, upon his exclusion from the king’s peace and protection, denied all help of friends.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Friendlessadjective

   destitute of friends; forsaken

2. Etymology: [AS. frendles.]

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How to pronounce friendless?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say friendless in sign language?

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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=friendless
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Friendless
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=friendless
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friendless
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=friendless