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Definition of Lonesome

1. Adjective. Being the only one; single and isolated from others. "A solitary speck in the sky"

2. Adjective. Marked by dejection from being alone. "Spent a lonesome hour in the bar"

Definition of Lonesome

1. a. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary.

Definition of Lonesome

1. Adjective. unhappy due to being alone; lonely ¹

2. Noun. (informal) oneself alone ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lonesome

1. self [n -S] - See also: self

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lonesome

lonelier loneliest lonelily loneliness lonelinesses lonely lonely(a) lonelyheart lonelyhearts loneness

lonenesses loner loners lonesome (current term) lonesome(a) lonesomely lonesomeness lonesomenesses lonesomes long

long, long lost long-acting long-acting thyroid stimulator long-acuminate long-ago long-arm statute long-arm statutes long-awaited

Literary usage of Lonesome

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Representative One-act Plays by British and Irish Authors by Clark, Barrett Harper, 1890- (1921)
"His best work is found in his comedies, "Hobson's Choice" and"lonesome-Like" being without doubt his most characteristic pieces. ..."

2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1913)
"... made public February 2. definitely recommends the reduction of the present "unjustly high" rate of postage on books by A "TRAIL OF THE lonesome PINE" ..."

3. Ordered to China: Letters of Wilbur J. Chamberlin Written from China While by Wilbur J. Chamberlin (1903)
"I have told you that I was lonesome in Carlsbad. One of the last injunctions I got when I left London was to get acquainted with folks, get into the fun of ..."

4. The Silver Shadow: And Other Day Dreams by Frank Boreham (1918)
"... IV lonesome GATE lonesome GATE, you must know, is in the Never- Never country. Right away up in the interior of Australia there were, years ago, ..."

5. Lew Wallace; an Autobiography by Lew Wallace (1906)
"To my aide, Captain Ross, I gave directions to ride to Colonel Thayer, at Stoney lonesome, and tell him to 1 Mr. Reid was military correspondent of the ..."

6. Lew Wallace; an Autobiography by Lew Wallace (1906)
"LIII The ride to Stoney lonesome—Whitelaw Reid—"Agate"—The first order from Grant—The second—The third—The Shunpike— Wallace's Bridge—The countermarch—A ..."

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