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Webster 1913 Edition
Lonesome
Lone′some
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Lonesomer
; sup
erl.
Lonesomest
.] 1.
Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary.
Like one that on a
Doth walk in fear and dread.
lonesome
roadDoth walk in fear and dread.
Coleridge.
2.
Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude;
– as, to feel
. lonesome
Lone′some-ly
, adv.
Lone′some-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lonesome
LO'NESOME
,Adj.
How horrid will these lonesome seats appear!
Definition 2024
lonesome
lonesome
English
Adjective
lonesome (comparative more lonesome, superlative most lonesome)
- Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.
Derived terms
Translations
unhappy due to being alone
Noun
lonesome (plural lonesomes)
- (informal) Oneself alone.
- I sat and watched the cars pass all by my lonesome.
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