lonesome
adj/ˈləʊnsəm/UK/ˈloʊnsəm/US
Etymology
From lone + -some, mid-17th century.
Definitions
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.'
Oneself alone.
- I sat and watched the cars pass all by my lonesome.
The neighborhood
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