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Lonesome

//ˈləʊnsəm// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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.'"

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by dejection from being alone wordnet
  2. 2
    being the only one; single and isolated from others wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Oneself alone. informal

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From lone + -some, mid-17th century.

Etymology 2

From lone + -some, mid-17th century.

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