쓸쓸하다

sseulsseulhada · [쓸쓸하다]

lonesome · solitary · cheerless · cool

adjectiveIntermediate

Meanings

  1. lonesome; solitary; cheerlessFeeling lonely and empty.
  2. cool; dreary; chillyThe weather being cold and gloomy.

Examples from Lessons (3)

When winter arrives, all the leaves fall off, making the branches look a bit lonely.

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쓸쓸하게 세상을 떠났죠.

at the young age of 27.

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비가 내리는 거리를 민준이 홀로 쓸쓸하게 걷고 있었다.

Minjun was walking alone, feeling lonely down the rain-soaked street.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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