lonesome
adjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈləʊnsəm//
- United States//ˈloʊnsəm//
Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.
adjective
- 1
Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.
'Where'er the sun shakes out his spears, and the lonesome waters mirror up the moon, where'er storms roll [...] there shall thy power pass and thy dominion find a home.'
Etymology
From lone + -some, mid-17th century.
noun
- 1
informalOneself alone.
I sat and watched the cars pass all by my lonesome.
Forms
- plural
- lonesomes
- comparative
- more lonesome
- superlative
- most lonesome
loneliness · A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from…lonely · Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other…loner · One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.
lonesome · Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.
long · Having much distance in space from one end to the other.Long · A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a…long-distance · Over a great length or distance.