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lonesome

lone·some

lonesome

 
 
pronunciation:
lon sm
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: sad or depressed because of being isolated or without friends or companions.
Many sailors felt lonesome at sea, missing their families back home.
synonyms:
lonely
similar words:
alone, desolate, down, forlorn, forsaken, low, melancholy, unfriended
definition 2: causing or accompanying such a feeling.
The singer poured out her soul in a lonesome ballad.
similar words:
blue, melancholy, sad
definition 3: empty of human presence; unfrequented; deserted.
With so many young people having left for the city, our town became a lonesome place.
synonyms:
deserted, desolate, lonely, unfrequented
similar words:
forsaken, isolated, out-of-the-way, uninhabited
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derivations: lonesomely (adv.), lonesomeness (n.)
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