lonesome

UK /ˈləʊnsəm/ US /ˈloʊnsəm/

adj 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

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

Oneself alone.

I sat and watched the cars pass all by my lonesome.

Collocations

ADJ.

all, all, alone, dead, giant, known, last, wild

VERB + LONESOME

chose, feel, looks

LONESOME + NOUN

george, husband, mother, tea, tonight, waters

PREP.

in, since, up, without

ADV.

away, horribly

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — marked by dejection from being alone

lonely

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

on one's lonesome

Alone; without aid or accompaniment.

"Sittin' there all on her lonesome the whole day long, it's understandable she gets down in the dumps."

Example Bank

'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.'

Wiktionary

I sat and watched the cars pass all by my lonesome.

Wiktionary

The child is lonesome for its mother.

Tatoeba · #245986

She looks lonesome.

Tatoeba · #314860

You feel lonesome, don't you?

Tatoeba · #385177

The Galapagos Islands giant tortoise known as Lonesome George is dead.

Tatoeba · #1647961

Usage Notes

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In some senses, lonesome is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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