lonesome

¹lone·some

adj \ˈlōn(t)-səm\

Definition of LONESOME

1

a : sad or dejected as a result of lack of companionship or separation from others <don't be lonesome while we are gone> b : causing a feeling of loneliness <the empty house seemed so lonesome>

2

a : remote, unfrequented <look down, look down that lonesome road — Gene Austin> b : lone

— lone·some·ly adverb

— lone·some·ness noun

Examples of LONESOME

1. He was lonesome for his family.
2. The empty house seemed so lonesome.

First Known Use of LONESOME

1647

Related to LONESOME

Synonyms: desolate, forlorn, lonely, lorn

Antonyms: accompanied

Related Words: friendless; abandoned, deserted, forgotten, forsaken, neglected, rejected; alone, lone, solitary, solo, unaccompanied; only, sole

Near Antonyms: accompanied, attended, escorted

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