companionless
companionless — adjective
- companionlesspositive
- more companionlesscomparative
- most companionlesssuperlative
1. without anyone or any animal with you for company, help, or comfort
without anyone or any animal with you for company, help, or comfort
The companionless child waited by the gate until her aunt arrived.
attributive: companionless + noun
After Otis missed the bus, he felt companionless on the dark road home.
predicative: feel companionless
The old dog grew companionless after its brother was taken to another farm.
Mei looked companionless on the picnic blanket after her cousins ran off to play football.
A companionless hiker ate dinner beside the closed mountain shop at dusk.
- alone
the common everyday word; it can describe being by yourself without focusing on a missing companion
- solitary
more literary and often suggests a long-lasting or chosen state of being alone
- unaccompanied
more formal and common in travel, events, or official rules
- accompanied
used when another person is present with someone
- together
describes people or animals being with each other instead of alone
文法句型
companionless + noun
feel/look/grow companionless
用法筆記
Often used in literary or careful writing rather than everyday conversation. It usually describes a person or animal that is physically alone because a usual partner, friend, or helper is missing.