Lonesome
['ləʊns(ə)m] or ['lonsəm]
Definition
(superl.) Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary.
(superl.) Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to feel lonesome.
Typist: Waldo
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Solitary, lonely, secluded, deserted, lone.[2]. Desolate, cheerless, dismal, gloomy, dreary.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Forlorn, dreary, forsaken, Wild, solitary, desolate, lonely
ANT:Cheerful, befriended, festive, frequented, populous, gay, animated, bustling
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Examples
- I never have been able to find the right word for them but that's it, don't you know, lonesome noises. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- It's despit lonesome, and we might lose our way,--whar we'd come to, de Lord only knows. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Then in thy country if thou art lonesome for our food I can cook for thee. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- And Madame did engage me that very night--by God's blessing I was spared the necessity of passing forth again into the lonesome, drearyhostile street. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- And there was the silence of death about it: the solitude of a lonesome wild. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The boys did not take to him cheerfully, and he was lonesome. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It were but lonesome then, said Joe, living here alone, and I got acquainted with your sister. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I don't blame you a bit, Esmeralda, said Clayton, and you certainly did hit it off right when you called them 'lonesome' noises. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- A lonesome and a horrid retreat, I can tell you! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It's lonesome, when you're on duty here all day. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She would naturally go a lonesome way, said Haley, thinking aloud, and not minding Sam's remark. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The sight of his lank black figure and the lonesome air of that nook in the dark were favourable to the state of my mind. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Tis very lonesome for 'ee in the heth tonight, mis'ess, said Christian, coming from the seclusion he had hitherto maintained. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- A lonesome spot it was, and a bonny spot, full of oak trees and nut trees. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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