lonesome

adj
/ˈləʊnsəm/UK/ˈloʊnsəm/US

Etymology

From lone + -some, mid-17th century.

Definitions

  1. Unhappy due to being alone

    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.'
  2. Oneself alone.

    • I sat and watched the cars pass all by my lonesome.

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