lonesome
Americanadjective
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depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely.
to feel lonesome.
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attended with or causing such a state or feeling.
a lonesome evening at home.
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lonely or deserted in situation; remote, desolate, or isolated.
a lonesome road.
idioms
adjective
noun
Related Words
See alone.
Other Word Forms
- lonesomely adverb
- lonesomeness noun
Etymology
Origin of lonesome
Example Sentences
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One such scene in the premiere smash cuts between a lonesome Chris sulking by himself at home.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025
It took Ireland eight minutes to score at Murrayfield, the nerveless Sam Prendergast enjoying time and space and a penalty advantage to throw a long left-to-right pass to Calvin Nash, all on his lonesome.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025
Skinny is lonesome and confused until six Junior Club cartoonists — including Hardie Gramatky, who went on to become a watercolorist admired by Andrew Wyeth — walk into the frame and heartily welcome the boy.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024
At times in his scenes with Krieps, you’d swear his smitten expressions are as much about a director’s gratitude than a lonesome tradesman’s good fortune.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024
The tiny outcroppings of rocks and lonesome islets in the extreme south are littered with the wreckage of dead ships.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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