4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Lonesome \Lone"some\, a. [Compar. {Lonesomer}; superl. {Lonesomest}.] 1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary. [1913 Webster] Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to feel lonesome. [1913 Webster] -- {Lone"some*ly}, adv. -- {Lone"some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: lonesomeness \lone"some*ness\ n. 1. a disposition toward being alone. Syn: aloneness, loneliness, solitude. [WordNet 1.5] 2. The condition of being alone; the feeling of sadness resulting from being alone. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: lonesomeness n : a disposition toward being alone [syn: {aloneness}, {loneliness}, {solitude}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 20 Moby Thesaurus words for "lonesomeness": alienation, aloneness, aloofness, celibacy, detachment, isolation, keeping apart, loneliness, loneness, moving apart, privacy, seclusion, separateness, sequestration, single blessedness, singleness, solitariness, solitude, splendid isolation, withdrawal
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