"lonesome" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈləʊnsəm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈloʊnsəm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lonesome.wav Forms: more lonesome [comparative], most lonesome [superlative]
Etymology: From lone + -some, mid-17th century. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|lone|some|pos=adjective}} lone + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} lonesome (comparative more lonesome, superlative most lonesome)
  1. Unhappy due to being alone; lonely. Categories (topical): Emotions Derived forms: high lonesome sound Translations (unhappy due to being alone): самотен (samoten) (Bulgarian), 寂寞 (jìmò) (Chinese Mandarin), yksinäinen (Finnish), solitaire (French), señardoso (Galician), einsam (German), solitario [masculine] (Italian), 寂しい (sabishii) (alt: さびしい) (Japanese), sōlitārius (Latin), sunyi (Malay), sepi (Malay), ensom [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), یالڭز (yalñız) (Ottoman Turkish), samotny (Polish), solitário (Portuguese), одино́кий (odinókij) (Russian), aonaranach (Scottish Gaelic), uaigneach (Scottish Gaelic), solitario (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lonesome-en-adj-xejGOLcj Disambiguation of Emotions: 49 51 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -some, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -some: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lanesome [Scotland]

Noun

IPA: /ˈləʊnsəm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈloʊnsəm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lonesome.wav Forms: lonesomes [plural]
Etymology: From lone + -some, mid-17th century. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|lone|some|pos=adjective}} lone + -some Head templates: {{en-noun}} lonesome (plural lonesomes)
  1. (informal) Oneself alone. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Emotions Derived forms: by one's lonesome, on one's lonesome
    Sense id: en-lonesome-en-noun-WS3vrX5p Disambiguation of Emotions: 49 51 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -some, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -some: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lanesome [Scotland]

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "unhappy due to being alone",
      "word": "uaigneach"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unhappy due to being alone",
      "word": "solitario"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lonesome"
}

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    {
      "word": "by one's lonesome"
    },
    {
      "word": "on one's lonesome"
    }
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      "name": "suf"
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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        {
          "text": "I sat and watched the cars pass all by my lonesome."
        }
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        "Oneself alone."
      ],
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        "(informal) Oneself alone."
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈləʊnsəm/",
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ],
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}

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