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- [frend]
- /frɛnd/
- /ˈfrend.ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [frend]
- /frɛnd/
Definitions of friendless word
- noun friendless a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard. 1
- noun friendless a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter: friends of the Boston Symphony. 1
- noun friendless a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile: Who goes there? Friend or foe? 1
- noun friendless a member of the same nation, party, etc. 1
- noun friendless (initial capital letter) a member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker. 1
- noun friendless a person associated with another as a contact on a social media website: We've never met, but we're Facebook friends. 1
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Origin of friendless
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English friend, frend, Old English frēond “friend, lover, relative” (cognate with Old Saxon friund, Old High German friunt (German Freund), Gothic frijōnds), originally the present participle of frēogan, cognate with Gothic frijōn “to love”
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Parts of speech for Friendless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
friendless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
friendless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for friendless
adj friendless
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- adrift — If a boat is adrift, it is floating on the water and is not tied to anything or controlled by anyone.
- alienated — indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile
- alone — When you are alone, you are not with any other people.
- cut off — If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool.
adjective friendless
- estranged — (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.
adverb friendless
- shag — this dance step.
- by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- unassisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- unaided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- solitarily — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
Antonyms for friendless
adj friendless
- beloved — A beloved person, thing, or place is one that you feel great affection for.
- liked — to take pleasure in; find agreeable or congenial: We all liked the concert.
- loved — held in deep affection; cherished: loved companions; much-loved friends.
- attached — If you are attached to someone or something, you like them very much.
- befriended — to make friends or become friendly with; act as a friend to; help; aid: to befriend the poor and the weak.
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