LONESOME


Meaning of LONESOME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ loʊnsəm ]

1.

Someone who is lonesome is unhappy because they do not have any friends or do not have anyone to talk to. ( mainly AM )

I’ve grown so lonesome, thinking of you.

= lonely

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ

2.

A lonesome place is one which very few people come to and which is a long way from places where people live. ( AM )

He was finding the river lonesome.

= lonely

ADJ

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