lonesome
[lohn-suh m]
- 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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- on/by one's lonesome, Informal. alone: She went walking by her lonesome.Also Scot., by one's lane.
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Origin of lonesome
Synonym study
1. See alone.
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Examples from the Web for lonesome
Contemporary Examples
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 GOPMarlow Stern
March 13, 2014
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 GOPMarlow Stern
March 13, 2014
It's a blog in search of lonesome, twangy music that sounds old even if it isn't.
Many of your books, from Lonesome Dove to Horseman, Pass By, have been adapted for the screen.
It only affected what I chose to write afterwards in terms of the other three books in the Lonesome Dove tetralogy.
Historical Examples
"Oh, it makes me so lonesome when you sing that way," wailed the Little Colonel.
The Little ColonelAnnie Fellows Johnston
But it must be a long, lonesome road, and the rain was coming on.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
Poor, honest Fido, how lonesome he was and how he moped about!
A Little Book of Profitable TalesEugene Field
If you're careful you're safe here for the day, although you may be lonesome.
The Rock of ChickamaugaJoseph A. Altsheler
"It's lonesome enough for any sort of a hermit," said Fenn, as he paused and looked about him.
Frank Roscoe's SecretAllen Chapman
lonesome
- mainly US and Canadian another word for lonely
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- on one's lonesome or US by one's lonesome informal on one's own
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Word Origin and History for lonesome
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