lonesome

[ lohn-suh m ]
/ ˈloʊn səm /
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adjective

depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely: to feel lonesome.
attended with or causing such a state or feeling: a lonesome evening at home.
lonely or deserted in situation; remote, desolate, or isolated: a lonesome road.

Idioms for lonesome

    on/by one's lonesome, Informal. alone: She went walking by her lonesome. Also Scot., by one's lane.

Origin of lonesome

First recorded in 1640–50; lone + -some1

synonym study for lonesome

1. See alone.

OTHER WORDS FROM lonesome

lone·some·ly, adverb lone·some·ness, noun

Words nearby lonesome

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Words related to lonesome

desolate, deserted, lonely, isolated, homesick, alone, cheerless, dreary, gloomy, lone, solitary

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British Dictionary definitions for lonesome

lonesome
/ (ˈləʊnsəm) /

adjective

mainly US and Canadian another word for lonely

noun

on one's lonesome or US by one's lonesome informal on one's own

Derived forms of lonesome

lonesomely, adverb lonesomeness, noun