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lonesomeness

lone·some
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lohn-suh m]
    • /ˈloʊn səm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lohn-suh m]
    • /ˈloʊn səm/

Definitions of lonesomeness word

  • adjective lonesomeness depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely: to feel lonesome. 1
  • adjective lonesomeness attended with or causing such a state or feeling: a lonesome evening at home. 1
  • adjective lonesomeness lonely or deserted in situation; remote, desolate, or isolated: a lonesome road. 1
  • idioms lonesomeness on / by one's lonesome, Informal. alone: She went walking by her lonesome. Also, Scot., by one's lane. 1
  • noun lonesomeness The state of being lonesome. 1
See all 5 definitions of lonesomeness

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Origin of lonesomeness

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; lone + -some1

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Parts of speech for Lonesomeness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lonesomeness

lonesomeness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for lonesomeness

noun lonesomeness

  • heartache — emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish.
  • desolation — Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness.
  • solitude — the state of being or living alone; seclusion: to enjoy one's solitude.
  • alienation — a turning away; estrangement
  • aloneness — the state of being alone
All 30 Synonyms of lonesomeness

Antonyms for lonesomeness

noun lonesomeness

  • companionship — Companionship is having someone you know and like with you, rather than being on your own.
  • friendship — the state of being a friend; association as friends: to value a person's friendship.
  • togetherness — warm fellowship, as among members of a family.
All 3 Antonyms of lonesomeness

Related words

  • lonesome

    depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely: to feel lonesome.
All related words to lonesomeness

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