2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lonesome \Lone"some\, a. [Compar. {Lonesomer}; superl.
{Lonesomest}.]
1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings;
solitary.
Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear
and dread. --Coleridge.
2. Conscious of and somewhat depressed by solitude; as to
feel lonesome. -- {Lone"some*ly}, adv --
{Lone"some*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
lonesome
adj 1: 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)}]
2: 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}]
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