'Lonesome' definitions:
Definition of 'lonesome'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" [syn: lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a), sole(a), solitary(a)]
adjective
Marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar" [syn: lonely, lonesome]
Definition of 'Lonesome'
From: GCIDE
- Lonesome \Lone"some\, a. [Compar. Lonesomer; superl. Lonesomest.]
- 1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary. [1913 Webster]
- Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to feel lonesome. [1913 Webster] -- {Lone"some*ly}, adv. -- {Lone"some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lonesome'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandoned,
- alienated,
- all alone,
- alone,
- aloof,
- apart,
- companionless,
- deserted,
- detached,
- devious,
- estranged,
- forsaken,
- friendless,
- homeless,
- in solitude,
- insular,
- isolated,
- kithless,
- lone,
- lonely,
- out-of-the-way,
- outcast,
- rejected,
- remote,
- removed,
- retired,
- rootless,
- secret,
- separate,
- separated,
- single-handed,
- solitary,
- solo,
- unabetted,
- unaccompanied,
- unaided,
- unassisted,
- unattended,
- unescorted,
- unpopular,
- unseconded,
- unsupported,
- unwelcome,
- withdrawn