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lonesome [ˈləʊnsəm] adj Chiefly US and Canadian another word for lonely n
on or (US) by one's lonesome Informal on one's own lonesomely adv lonesomeness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
lonesome Translations lonesome [ˈləʊnsəm] (esp US) ADJ [person] → solo; [place] (= isolated) → aislado, solitario to be/feel lonesome → sentirse solo lonesome adj (esp US) → einsam lonesome [ˈləʊnsəm] adj (esp Am) → solo/a lonesome [ˈləʊnsəm] adj (esp Am) → solo/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There are feelings which seek to slay the lonesome one; if they do not succeed, then must they themselves die I hoped I'd never have to sleep in this here geological garden another night and listen to all them lonesome noises that come out of that jumble after dark. The skies they were ashen and sober; The leaves they were crisped and sere -- The leaves they were withering and sere; It was night in the lonesome October Of my most immemorial year: It was hard by the dim lake of Auber, In the misty mid region of Weir: -- It was down by the dank tarn of Auber, In the ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir. |
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