Definitions
Etymologies
- friend + -less (Wiktionary)
Examples
“To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate; but the hearts of men, when unprejudiced by any obvious self-interest, are full of brotherly love and charity.”
“Next to the comforts of religion are those of friendship and society; therefore to be friendless is (as to this life) almost to be comfortless; and to those who have had friends, but have lost them, the calamity is the more grievous.”
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
“There, to conclude, all were happy, united in the present as they had been in the past; but never could they forget that island upon which they had arrived poor and friendless, that island which, during four years had supplied all their wants, and of which there remained but a fragment of granite washed by the waves of the”
“There, to conclude, all were happy, united in the present as they had been in the past; but never could they forget that island upon which they had arrived poor and friendless, that island which, during four years, had supplied all their wants, and of which there remained but a fragment of granite washed by the waves of the Pacific, the tomb of him who had borne the name of Captain Nemo.”
“I suppose that I will have to remain "friendless".”
“The possession of this knowledge from their infancy up, would do more to prevent their becoming poor and "friendless," than do all the alms houses for the former, and "homes" for the latter that society can build, while it would cost less to each individual than does an elegant modern piano.”
“On current stakes, Clegg has attracted a best price of 8-11, while Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown is considered "friendless" at 8-1.”
“If not, you'll find yourself "friendless" in short order.”
“Miley Cyrus has revealed she was "friendless" and bullied at school.”
“Interestingly, BJP is 'friendless' in southern India, including in this state.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘friendless’.
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-more or -less
Words ending with *more or *less, more or less. Many of theses terms also appear on the list The -less Said, which see.
schemaless, unless, useless, guileless, wireless, regardless, homeless, endless, nevertheless, countless, jobless, doubtless and 434 more...
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The -less Said...
hopeless, bootless, groundless, luckless, artless, feckless, hapless, joyless, useless, penniless, childless, peerless and 310 more...
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Poetrie: Robin Redbreast
by Stanley Kunitz
It was the dingiest bird
you ever saw, all the color
washed from him, as if
he had been standing in the rain,
friendless and stiff and co...dingiest, friendless, empty, tormenting, gaping, poor, foolish, without, desperate, fear, whistle-clean, unappeasable and 2 more...
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All By Me Onesies
When there's no one else around, my greatest company is Wordie. Pathetic?
alone, by myself, solitude, lonely, autonomous, lonesome, solitary, hermit, recluse, shut-in, solo, friendless and 9 more...
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