lonesome. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

lonesome

SYLLABICATION:	lone·some
PRONUNCIATION:	lnsm
ADJECTIVE:	1a. Dejected because of a lack of companionship. See synonyms at alone. b. Producing such dejection: a lonesome hour at the bar. 2. Deserted; unfrequented: a lonesome valley. 3. Solitary; lone: a lonesome pine.
NOUN:	Informal Self: He ate the meal all by his lonesome.
OTHER FORMS:	lonesome·ly —ADVERB lonesome·ness —NOUN


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