How to Spell Lonesomely?

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

Is Lonesomely a word?

adjective (Chiefly U.S. & Canad.) lonely, deserted, isolated, lone, gloomy, dreary, desolate, forlorn, friendless, cheerless, companionless I've grown so lonesome, thinking of you.

What is difference between lonely and lonesome?

Lonely and Lonesome are synonymous. But generally, lonely is meant to mean lack of companionship and personification of that lack (e.g. Houses cannot be lonely unless it is personified), whereas lonesome signifies something desolate, secluded or solitary like a lonesome house.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.