lonesome
Use Lonesome in a sentence
səm adjective
Idioms 1.
depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely: to feel lonesome.
2.
attended with or causing such a state or feeling: a lonesome evening at home.
3.
lonely or deserted in situation; remote, desolate, or isolated: a lonesome road.
4.
on/by one's lonesome, Informal. alone: She went walking by her lonesome. Also, Scot., by one's lane.
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lonesome (ˈləʊnsəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) another word for lonely |
| —n | |
| 2. | informal on one's lonesome, by one's lonesome on one's own |
| 'lonesomely | |
| —adv | |
| 'lonesomeness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
The collection runs hot to cold, ardent red to lonesome blue-it soothes and abrades.
It really helps me to feel less lonely, particularly in the lonesome evening when the day's activities have ended.
Moreover, the new plan calls for two families from each language group, which should make life less lonesome at the outset.
If you're going to walk a long, lonesome highway, be sure you've chosen it for yourself.
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