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- [lohn-suh m]
- /ˈloʊn səm/
- /ˈləʊn.səm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lohn-suh m]
- /ˈloʊn səm/
Definitions of lonesome word
- adjective lonesome depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely: to feel lonesome. 1
- adjective lonesome attended with or causing such a state or feeling: a lonesome evening at home. 1
- adjective lonesome lonely or deserted in situation; remote, desolate, or isolated: a lonesome road. 1
- idioms lonesome on / by one's lonesome, Informal. alone: She went walking by her lonesome. Also, Scot., by one's lane. 1
- noun lonesome Solitary or lonely. 1
- adjective lonesome person: feeling lonely 1
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Origin of lonesome
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; lone + -some1
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Parts of speech for Lonesome
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lonesome popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lonesome usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lonesome
adj lonesome
- desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- deserted — abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.
- lonely — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- isolated — compact
- homesick — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
adjective lonesome
- forlorn — desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
- lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- friendless — a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- companionless — Without a companion; friendless, alone.
adverb lonesome
- shag — this dance step.
- by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- unassisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- unaided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- solitarily — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
Antonyms for lonesome
adj lonesome
- loved — held in deep affection; cherished: loved companions; much-loved friends.
- populated — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
- befriended — to make friends or become friendly with; act as a friend to; help; aid: to befriend the poor and the weak.
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