- friendless
- [[t]fre̱ndləs[/t]]
ADJSomeone who is friendless has no friends.
The boy was unhappy because he thought he was friendless.
English dictionary. 2008.
friendless
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friendless — index derelict (abandoned), helpless (defenseless), solitary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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friendless — adjective Without friends. The friendless girl cries frequently … Wiktionary
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friendless — adjective caring for those who are poor and friendless Syn: alone, all alone, by oneself, solitary, lonely, with no one to turn to, lone, without friends, companionless, unbefriended, unpopular, unwanted, unloved, abandoned, rejected, forsaken,… … Thesaurus of popular words
friendless — UK [ˈfrendləs] / US adjective with no friends She felt alone and friendless … English dictionary
friendless — friend ► NOUN 1) a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations. 2) a familiar or helpful thing. 3) a person who supports a particular cause or organization. 4) (Friend) a Quaker. ● a… … English terms dictionary
