Lonesome (Adjective)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The park ranger was a lonesome figure standing watch over the vast wilderness.
- She felt lonesome as the only native English speaker in the classroom.
- The lonesome cowboy rode into town with a sense of desperation in his eyes.
- As the sole survivor of the crash, he felt a deep sense of lonesome grief.
- The small island was home to a lonesome lighthouse, its beam cutting through the darkness.