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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈloʊnsəm/ · UK /ˈləʊnsəm/
lonesome means: Sad because you are alone or have nobody to share things with.
adjective
Sad because you are alone or have nobody to share things with.
- I feel lonesome tonight.
- He grew lonesome after his friends left.
- Do you ever get lonesome living so far from home?
Far from other people, with very little activity or company.
- We followed a lonesome road.
- Their cabin stood in a lonesome valley.
- The lonesome hills stretched beyond the last village.
noun
Yourself without anyone else, usually in the expression 'by your' followed by this word.
- I went by my lonesome.
- He sat on the porch all by his lonesome.
- Are you spending the evening by your lonesome?
Questions about lonesome
What does lonesome mean?
Sad because you are alone or have nobody to share things with.
What is lonesome in other languages?
Türkçe: yalnız · Español: solo · Français: seul · Deutsch: einsam · Italiano: solo · 日本語: 寂しい
How do you pronounce lonesome?
In American English /ˈloʊnsəm/; in British English /ˈləʊnsəm/.
How do you use lonesome in a sentence?
I feel lonesome tonight. He grew lonesome after his friends left.
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