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Lonesome

/ˈləʊnsəm/

Oneself alone.

📖 Definitions of "Lonesome"

noun
  1. 1

    Oneself alone.

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

adjective
  1. 1

    Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.

🔄 Synonyms of "Lonesome"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
dejectedSad and dispirited.
solitarynounLiving or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
onlynounWithout others or anything further; exclusively.
lonelyUnhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
loneSolitary; having no companion.
solenounOnly.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lonesome"

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WordDefinition
lonelyUnhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
lonenounSolitary; having no companion.
onlynounWithout others or anything further; exclusively.
singlenounNot accompanied by anything else; one in number.
solenounOnly.
solitarynounLiving or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
dejectedSad and dispirited.
aloneBy oneself, solitary.
loonsome(pronunciation spelling) lonesome
solitairenoun(board games) A game for one person, played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by "jumping", as in draughts.
uncompanionedWithout companions; alone, friendless.
alonest(nonstandard) Most alone or isolated.
alonely(archaic) Only; merely; singly.
sullenHaving a brooding ill temper; sulky.
solitudinousCharacterised by solitude
alonernounA person who enjoys being alone, but without the antisocial connotations of being a "loner".
companionlessnounWithout a companion; friendless, alone.
forlornPitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
desolateDeserted and devoid of inhabitants.
unfriendedHaving no friends; friendless.

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