lonesome
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lonesome
- /ˈləʊnsəm/ UK
- /ˈloʊnsəm/ US
Where it comes from
From lone + -some, mid-17th century.
adjective more lonesome · most lonesome · lanesome
- 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.'
noun lonesomes · lanesome
- Oneself alone. I sat and watched the cars pass all by my lonesome.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lonely, lone, only, single, sole, solitary, dejected, alone, loonsome, solitaire, uncompanioned, alonest, alonely, sullen, solitudinous, aloner
Translations
Talk about this word "lonesome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lonesome. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lonesome. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lonesome "lonesome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lonesome.Cite this
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title = {lonesome},
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