Lonesome — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

being the only one; single and isolated from others

marked by dejection from being alone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈoʊnsʌm/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈəʊnsʌm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈəʊnsʌm/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈoʊnsʌm/.

Examples

the lone doctor in the entire county
a lonesome pine
an only child

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sole only lonely lone solitary

Parts of Speech

adjective	being the only one; single and isolated from others “the lone doctor in the entire county”
adjective	marked by dejection from being alone “felt sad and lonely”

Word Forms

lonesomeness	noun	a disposition toward being alone
loneliness	noun	sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einsam

der Einzige sein; Single und isoliert von anderen

🇫🇷French

solitaire

être le seul; célibataire et isolé des autres

🇪🇸Spanish

solitario

siendo el único; Soltero y aislado de los demás.

🇮🇹Italian

solitario

essere l'unico; single e isolato dagli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

eenzaam

de enige zijn; alleenstaand en geïsoleerd van anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

solitário

sendo o único; solteiro e isolado dos outros

🇷🇺Russian

одинокий

быть единственным; одинокий и изолированный от других

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एकाकी

एकमात्र होना; अकेले और दूसरों से अलग-थलग

🇧🇩Bengali

একাকী

একমাত্র হচ্ছে; একক এবং অন্যদের থেকে বিচ্ছিন্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

தனிமை

ஒரே ஒருவராக இருப்பது; ஒற்றை மற்றும் மற்றவர்களிடமிருந்து தனிமைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒంటరిగా

ఒక్కడే ఉండటం; ఒంటరిగా మరియు ఇతరుల నుండి ఒంటరిగా

🇮🇳Marathi

एकाकी

एकमेव असणे; अविवाहित आणि इतरांपासून अलिप्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકલા

એકમાત્ર બનવું; એકલ અને અન્ય લોકોથી અલગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏಕಾಂಗಿ

ಒಬ್ಬನೇ ಆಗಿರುವುದು; ಒಂಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರರಿಂದ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏകാന്തമായ

ഏകനായി; അവിവാഹിതനും മറ്റുള്ളവരിൽ നിന്ന് ഒറ്റപ്പെട്ടവനും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕੱਲੇ

ਕੇਵਲ ਇੱਕ ਹੀ ਹੋਣਾ; ਸਿੰਗਲ ਅਤੇ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਅਲੱਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنہا

صرف ایک ہونا؛ اکیلا اور دوسروں سے الگ تھلگ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

寂寞

是唯一的一个；单身且与他人隔绝

🇯🇵Japanese

寂しい

唯一のものであること。独身で他人から孤立している

🇰🇷Korean

쓸쓸한

유일한 사람이 되는 것; 독신이고 다른 사람들로부터 고립되어 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cô đơn

là người duy nhất; độc thân và tách biệt với những người khác

🇹🇭Thai

เหงา

เป็นคนเดียว; โสดและแยกจากผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesepian

menjadi satu-satunya; lajang dan terisolasi dari orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

nag-iisa

pagiging isa lamang; single at hiwalay sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

sunyi

menjadi satu-satunya; tunggal dan terasing daripada orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وحيد

كونه الوحيد. وحيدًا ومعزولًا عن الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

تنها

تنها بودن؛ مجرد و جدا از دیگران

🇹🇷Turkish

yalnız

tek olmak; bekar ve diğerlerinden izole

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַלמוּד

להיות היחיד; רווק ומבודד מאחרים

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