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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lonesomeness — lone some*ness n. 1. a disposition toward being alone. Syn: aloneness, loneliness, solitude. [WordNet 1.5] 2. The condition of being alone; the feeling of sadness resulting from being alone. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lonesomeness — lonesome ► ADJECTIVE chiefly N. Amer. ▪ lonely. ● by (or Brit. on) one s lonesome Cf. ↑on one s lonesome DERIVATIVES lonesomeness noun … English terms dictionary
lonesomeness — noun see lonesome I … New Collegiate Dictionary
lonesomeness — See lonesomely. * * * … Universalium
lonesomeness — noun The state of being lonesome … Wiktionary
lonesomeness — Synonyms and related words: alienation, aloneness, aloofness, celibacy, detachment, isolation, keeping apart, loneliness, loneness, moving apart, privacy, seclusion, separateness, sequestration, single blessedness, singleness, solitariness,… … Moby Thesaurus
lonesomeness — n. loneliness, lack of companionship; sadness … English contemporary dictionary
lonesomeness — lone·some·ness … English syllables
lonesomeness — noun a disposition toward being alone • Syn: ↑aloneness, ↑loneliness, ↑solitariness • Derivationally related forms: ↑solitary (for: ↑solitariness), ↑lonely ( … Useful english dictionary
solitude — noun 1) she savored her solitude Syn: loneliness, solitariness, isolation, seclusion, sequestration, withdrawal, privacy, peace 2) (solitudes) solitudes in the north of the state Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
