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# lonesome

adjective (lonesome, lonesomer, lonesomest — mostly US)

«lonesome» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Sad because you are alone and have no friends or company; lonely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lonesome/#m1)
2. Far from other people; empty and quiet, as in a lonesome road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lonesome/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, songs and cowboy tales («lonesome cowboy»), it shows sadness and loneliness. In everyday American and Canadian talk, «I'm lonesome» means «I'm lonely». Phrases: feel lonesome, on your lonesome (UK, informal: all alone), lonesome road.

### Examples

- The puppy felt lonesome without its brothers and sisters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lonesome/#x1)
- The cowboy sang a lonesome song by the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lonesome/#x2)
- A lonesome road led across the desert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lonesome/#x3)
- Grandpa gets lonesome since Grandma died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lonesome/#x4)
- «What are you doing here on your lonesome?» asked Nan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lonesome/#x5)
- The lonesome wolf howled at the moon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lonesome/#x6)
- If a friend seems lonesome, ask them to play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lonesome/#x7)
- He feel mighty lonesome, en he feel mighty mad, Brer Rabbit did. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lonesome/#x8)

### Note

Mostly US and Canadian; in British English «lonely» is usual. «On your lonesome» (UK, informal) = alone. Compare: alone (no one with you, can be happy) and lonely/lonesome (sad about it).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lonesome» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lonesome/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lonesome» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lonesome.html) on Mova free.