Lonesomer

Lonesomer
Lonesome Lone"some, a. [Compar. {Lonesomer}; superl. {Lonesomest}.] 1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary. [1913 Webster]

Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

2. Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to feel lonesome. [1913 Webster] -- {Lone"some*ly}, adv. -- {Lone"some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • Lonesome — Lone some, a. [Compar. {Lonesomer}; superl. {Lonesomest}.] 1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary. [1913 Webster] Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. Conscious of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lonesomely — Lonesome Lone some, a. [Compar. {Lonesomer}; superl. {Lonesomest}.] 1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary. [1913 Webster] Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lonesomeness — Lonesome Lone some, a. [Compar. {Lonesomer}; superl. {Lonesomest}.] 1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary. [1913 Webster] Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lonesomest — Lonesome Lone some, a. [Compar. {Lonesomer}; superl. {Lonesomest}.] 1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary. [1913 Webster] Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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