Definition of lonesome
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: sad or dejected as a result of lack of companionship or separation from others
don't be lonesome while we are gone
b
: causing a feeling of loneliness
the empty house seemed so lonesome
2a
: remote, unfrequented
look down, look down that lonesome road— Gene Austin
b
: lone
lonesome
nounDefinition of lonesome (Entry 2 of 2)
: self
sat all by his lonesome
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The first known use of lonesome was in 1647
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