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.

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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, adverblone·some·ness, noun

Words nearby lonesome

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A quarter century later, Duvall has reteamed with Lonesome Dove screenwriter William D. Witliff for A Night in Old Mexico.
Robert Duvall on His Storied Career, His New Movie, and Why He’s Ditching the GOP|Marlow Stern|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many view the Duvall-starring miniseries, Lonesome Dove, as one of the greatest westerns ever.
Robert Duvall on His Storied Career, His New Movie, and Why He’s Ditching the GOP|Marlow Stern|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It's a blog in search of lonesome, twangy music that sounds old even if it isn't.
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Many of your books, from Lonesome Dove to Horseman, Pass By, have been adapted for the screen.
Larry McMurtry: How I Write|Noah Charney|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST

It only affected what I chose to write afterwards in terms of the other three books in the Lonesome Dove tetralogy.
Larry McMurtry: How I Write|Noah Charney|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But where the domestic faculties are the strongest, the home is lonesome without children.
A California Girl|Edward Eldridge
"Drafts—nonsense—Gail's lonesome," Clarence answered cheerfully, from the couch where he had thrown himself.
The Wishing-Ring Man|Margaret Widdemer
I won't get lonesome, but if I should feel just tempted to, I'll think, Father is on his way home.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906|Lucy Maud Montgomery
But there was one in that lonesome place who saw his dark figure as he passed.
The Deemster|Hall Caine
"It will serve as a place to spend a lonesome evening," he thought.
Uncle Terry|Charles Clark Munn

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, adverblonesomeness, noun

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lonesome

adjective

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noun

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