lonely - lonesome — ◊ lonely In British English, someone who is lonely is unhappy because they are alone. Since he left India he had been lonely and homesick. ◊ lonesome American speakers usually say lonesome, not lonely . I bet you told her how lonesome you were … Useful english dictionary
lonely — lonesome, lone, *alone, solitary, forlorn, lorn, desolate Analogous words: abandoned, deserted, forsaken (see ABANDON): secluded, isolated (see corresponding nouns at SOLITUDE) Contrasted words: teeming, swarming (see TEEM): *social, gregarious,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lonesome — See lonely, lonesome … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
lonely — See lonely, lonesome … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Lonely — Lone ly, a. [Compar. {Lonelier}; superl. {Loneliest}.] [Shortened fr. alonely.] 1. Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell. [1913 Webster] 2. Alone, or in want of company; forsaken. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lonesome — lonely, lone, *alone, solitary, forlorn, lorn, desolate Analogous words: & Contrasted words: see those at LONELY … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lonesome — ► ADJECTIVE chiefly N. Amer. ▪ lonely. ● by (or Brit. on) one s lonesome Cf. ↑on one s lonesome DERIVATIVES lonesomeness noun … English terms dictionary
lonesome — [lōn′səm] adj. 1. having or causing a lonely feeling 2. unfrequented; desolate n. Informal self [all by my lonesome] SYN. ALONE lonesomely adv. lonesomeness n … English World dictionary
lonely — [adj1] feeling friendless, forlorn abandoned, alone, apart, by oneself, comfortless, companionless, deserted, desolate, destitute, disconsolate, down, empty, estranged, forsaken, godforsaken, homeless, isolated, left, lone, lonesome, outcast,… … New thesaurus
lonesome — [adj] forlorn, friendless alone, cheerless, companionless, deserted, desolate, dreary, gloomy, homesick, isolated, lone, lonely, solitary; concepts 403,555 Ant. befriended, loved, unlonesome … New thesaurus
