Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal)Oneself alone.

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

Examples

18 sentences
  1. I was so lonesome.

    Я був дуже самотній.

    ruЯ был так одинок.

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  2. She looks lonesome.

    Вона виглядає самотньою.

    ruОна выглядит одинокой.

    deSie sieht einsam aus.

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  3. It was a very lonesome place.

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  4. I was all by my lonesome.

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  5. The world is lonesome without you.

    deOhne dich ist es einsam auf der Welt.

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: lonesomes

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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