lonesome

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈləʊnsəm/
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/ˈləʊnsəm/ · /ˈloʊnsəm/

Definition of lonesome

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.
    “'Where'er the sun shakes out his spears, and the lonesome waters mirror up the moon, where'er storms roll [...] there shall thy power pass and thy dominion find a home.'”
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adj

  1. Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.
    “'Where'er the sun shakes out his spears, and the lonesome waters mirror up the moon, where'er storms roll [...] there shall thy power pass and thy dominion find a home.'”

noun

  1. (informal)Oneself alone.
    “I sat and watched the cars pass all by my lonesome.”

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Etymology

From lone + -some, mid-17th century.

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