lonesome
1Lonesome — 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 …
2lonesome — ► ADJECTIVE chiefly N. Amer. ▪ lonely. ● by (or Brit. on) one s lonesome Cf. ↑on one s lonesome DERIVATIVES lonesomeness noun …
3lonesome — [lōn′səm] adj. 1. having or causing a lonely feeling 2. unfrequented; desolate n. Informal self [all by my lonesome] SYN. ALONE lonesomely adv. lonesomeness n …
4lonesome — index derelict (abandoned), solitary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5lonesome — 1640s, from LONE (Cf. lone) + SOME (Cf. some). Related: Lonesomeness …
6lonesome — lonely, lone, *alone, solitary, forlorn, lorn, desolate Analogous words: & Contrasted words: see those at LONELY …
7lonesome — [adj] forlorn, friendless alone, cheerless, companionless, deserted, desolate, dreary, gloomy, homesick, isolated, lone, lonely, solitary; concepts 403,555 Ant. befriended, loved, unlonesome …
8lonesome — lonesomely, adv. lonesomeness, n. /lohn seuhm/, adj. 1. depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely: to feel lonesome. 2. attended with or causing such a state or feeling: a lonesome evening at home. 3. lonely or… …
9lonesome — adjective especially AmE 1 feeling very unhappy because you are alone or have no friends: Beth is lonesome without the children. 2 a lonesome place is one that is a long way from where people live and very few people go there: a lonesome spot… …
10lonesome — I. adjective Date: 1647 1. a. sad or dejected as a result of lack of companionship or separation from others < don t be lonesome while we are gone > b. causing a feeling of loneliness < the empty house seemed so lonesome > 2. a. remote,… …
