lonesome (redirected from on lonesome)

lone·some  (lnsm)

adj.

1.

a. Dejected because of a lack of companionship. See Synonyms at alone.

b. Producing such dejection: a lonesome hour at the bar.

2. Deserted; unfrequented: a lonesome valley.

3. Solitary; lone: a lonesome pine.

n. Informal

Self: He ate the meal all by his lonesome.

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lonesome·ly adv.

lonesome·ness n.

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lonesome

Adjective

1. Chiefly US & Canad lonely

2. causing feelings of loneliness: it was lonesome up here on the mountain

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	lonesome - being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" only, sole, lone, solitary single - existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness"
	2.	lonesome - marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar" lonely dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"

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lonesome

adjective Chiefly U.S., Canad. lonely, deserted, isolated, lone, gloomy, dreary, desolate, forlorn, friendless, cheerless, companionless

Translations

lonesome [ˈləunsəm] adj → seul(e) → solitaire

lonesome [ˈləunsəm] adj → solo/a