Meaning & Definition of Lonesome in English

1. Being the only one

• Single and isolated from others

• "The lone doctor in the entire county"

• "A lonesome pine"

• "An only child"

• "The sole heir"

• "The sole example"

• "A solitary instance of cowardice"

• "A solitary speck in the sky"

2. Marked by dejection from being alone

• "Felt sad and lonely"

• "The loneliest night of the week"

• "Lonesome when her husband is away"

• "Spent a lonesome hour in the bar"