magányos

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From the adverb/adjective magán (“separate[ly]”) +‎ -os (adjective-forming suffix), from the lexicalization of maga (“oneself”) +‎ -n (case suffix). Doublet of magános. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmɒɡaːɲoʃ] Hyphenation: ma‧gá‧nyos Rhymes: -oʃ === Adjective === magányos (comparative magányosabb, superlative legmagányosabb) (of a place) desolate, uninhabited, deserted (devoid of inhabitants) Synonyms: elhagyatott, félreeső, elszigetelt, elkülönült (of a person) lonely, solitary (without companions) Synonyms: családtalan, egyedülálló, magános ==== Usage notes ==== Strictly in the physical sense, the term magános was preferable, but it is now considered literary and has become less common, so the present magányos has mostly taken over its meaning (along with the psychological sense, the primary meaning of the latter). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === magányos in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.