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LONESOME
lonely, lonesome
(adjective) marked by dejection from being alone; “felt sad and lonely”; “the loneliest night of the week”; “lonesome when her husband is away”; “spent a lonesome hour in the bar”
lonesome, lone(a), only, sole, solitary
(adjective) being the only one; single and isolated from others; “the lone doctor in the entire county”; “a lonesome pine”; “an only child”; “the sole heir”; “the sole example”; “a solitary instance of cowardice”; “a solitary speck in the sky”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
lonesome (comparative more lonesome, superlative most lonesome)
Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.
Noun
lonesome (plural lonesomes)
(informal) Oneself alone.
Source: Wiktionary
Lone"some, a. [Compar. Lonesomer; superl. Lonesomest.]
1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary. Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread. Coleridge .
2. Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to feel lonesome.
– Lone"some*ly, adv.
– Lone"some*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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