lonesome Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite being the only one; single and isolated from others
    solitary; only; sole; lone.
    • 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
  2. adjective satellite marked by dejection from being alone
    lonely.
    • felt sad and lonely
    • the loneliest night of the week
    • lonesome when her husband is away
    • spent a lonesome hour in the bar

WordNet

Lone"some adjective
Wordforms
comparative Lonesomer ; superlative Lonesomest
Definitions
  1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary.
    Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread. Coleridge
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  2. Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to feel lonesome. -- Lone"some*ly, adv. -- Lone"some*ness, n.

Webster 1913