lonesome

  • 11lonesome — lone|some [ˈləunsəm US ˈloun ] adj AmE 1.) very unhappy because you are alone or have no friends = ↑lonely ▪ Beth is lonesome without the children. 2.) a lonesome place is a long way from where people live and very few people go there = ↑lonely,… …

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  • 12lonesome — [[t]lo͟ʊnsəm[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ Someone who is lonesome is unhappy because they do not have any friends or do not have anyone to talk to. [mainly AM] I ve grown so lonesome, thinking of you. Syn: lonely 2) ADJ GRADED A lonesome… …

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  • 13lonesome — /ˈloʊnsəm / (say lohnsuhm) –adjective Chiefly US 1. lonely in feeling; depressed by solitude or by a sense of being alone: to feel lonesome. 2. attended with or causing such a state of feeling: a lonesome journey. 3. depressingly lonely in… …

  • 14lonesome — adj. (AE) lonesome for * * * [ ləʊns(ə)m] (AE) lonesome for …

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  • 15lonesome — lone|some [ lounsəm ] adjective 1. ) unhappy because you are alone or because you have no friends: I d never felt so lonesome. 2. ) a lonesome place is far from where people live, and not many people go there: LONELY …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16lonesome — UK [ˈləʊns(ə)m] / US [ˈloʊnsəm] adjective mainly American 1) unhappy because you are alone or because you have no friends I d never felt so lonesome. 2) a lonesome place is far from where people live, and not many people go there …

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  • 17lonesome — lone•some [[t]ˈloʊn səm[/t]] adj. 1) depressed or sad because of the lack of friends or companionship; lonely 2) attended with or causing such a feeling: a lonesome evening at home[/ex] 3) lonely in situation; remote, desolate, or isolated 4)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18lonesome — See lonely, lonesome …

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  • 19lonesome — adjective chiefly N. Amer. solitary or lonely. Phrases by (or Brit. on) one s lonesome informal all alone. Derivatives lonesomeness noun …

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  • 20lonesome — adj. 1 solitary, lonely. 2 feeling lonely or forlorn. 3 causing such a feeling. Phrases and idioms: by (or on) one s lonesome all alone. Derivatives: lonesomely adv. lonesomeness n …

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