lonesome en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈloʊnsəm/ (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈləʊnsəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From lone + -some, mid-17th century.
Meanings
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Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.
'Where'er the sun shakes out his spears, and the lonesome waters mirror up the moon, where'er storms roll [...] there shall thy power pass and thy dominion find a home.'
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lanesome | Scotland, alternative | lexicographic | |
| most lonesome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more lonesome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lonesomeness · lonesomely · unlonesome · high lonesome sound
Translations (22)
cmn 寂寞 (unhappy due to being alone) · ota یالڭز (unhappy due to being alone) · es solitario (unhappy due to being alone) · de einsam (unhappy due to being alone) · fi yksinäinen (unhappy due to being alone) · gd aonaranach (unhappy due to being alone) · it solitario (unhappy due to being alone) · bg самотен (unhappy due to being alone) · es solo (unhappy due to being alone) · ms sepi (unhappy due to being alone) · nb ensom (unhappy due to being alone) · wyi gan-gan (unhappy due to being alone) · ja 寂しい (unhappy due to being alone) · ms sunyi (unhappy due to being alone) · ru одино́кий (unhappy due to being alone) · gl señardoso (unhappy due to being alone) · es aislado (unhappy due to being alone) · gd uaigneach (unhappy due to being alone) · pt solitário (unhappy due to being alone) · pl samotny (unhappy due to being alone) · fr solitaire (unhappy due to being alone) · la sōlitārius (unhappy due to being alone)