Definition of Lonesome

(superl.)
Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary.
  

(superl.)
Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to feel lonesome.
  

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lonesome
\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.
2. conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to feel lonesome. -- lone"some*ly , adv. -- lone"some*ness , n.
lonesome
adj
1. 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" [syn: lone(a) , lonesome(a) , only(a) , sole(a) , solitary(a) ]


2. 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" [syn: lonely]

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Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a), sole(a), solitary(a)
(similar) single(a)
2. 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"
(synonym) lonely
(similar) dejected

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