lonesome

lonesome
    adj 1: 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" [syn: {lone(a)}, {lonesome(a)}, {only(a)},
           {sole(a)}, {solitary(a)}]
    2: 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" [syn: {lonely},
       {lonesome}]
    

Lonesome \Lone"some\, a. [Compar. {Lonesomer}; superl.
   {Lonesomest}.]
   1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings;
      solitary.
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            Like one that on a lonesome road
            Doth walk in fear and dread.          --Coleridge.
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   2. Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to
      feel lonesome.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Lone"some*ly}, adv. --
      {Lone"some*ness}, n.
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44 Moby Thesaurus words for "lonesome":
      abandoned, alienated, all alone, alone, aloof, apart,
      companionless, deserted, detached, devious, estranged, forsaken,
      friendless, homeless, in solitude, insular, isolated, kithless,
      lone, lonely, out-of-the-way, outcast, rejected, remote, removed,
      retired, rootless, secret, separate, separated, single-handed,
      solitary, solo, unabetted, unaccompanied, unaided, unassisted,
      unattended, unescorted, unpopular, unseconded, unsupported,
      unwelcome, withdrawn