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lonesome |
Grep of noun lonesome lonesomeness Overview of adj lonesome The adj lonesome has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary -- (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. lonely, lonesome -- (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") Antonyms of adj lonesome 2 senses of lonesome Sense 1 lone(postnominal), lonesome(postnominal), only(postnominal), sole(postnominal), solitary(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA single) -> multiple Sense 2 lonely, lonesome INDIRECT (VIA dejected) -> elated Similarity of adj lonesome 2 senses of lonesome Sense 1 lone(postnominal), lonesome(postnominal), only(postnominal), sole(postnominal), solitary(postnominal) => single(postnominal) (vs. multiple) Sense 2 lonely, lonesome => dejected (vs. elated) Attributes of adj lonesome Familiarity of adj lonesome lonesome used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj lonesome lonesome Overview of adj lonesome The adj lonesome has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary -- (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. lonely, lonesome -- (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")
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