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lonesomeness

/lohn-suhm/US // ˈloʊn səm //UK // (ˈləʊnsəm) //

孤独,孤独感,寂寞,孤单

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely: to feel lonesome.
    • : attended with or causing such a state or feeling: a lonesome evening at home.
    • : lonely or deserted in situation; remote, desolate, or isolated: a lonesome road.

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Examples

  • And afterwards we would watch the lonesomeness of the river, and kind of lazy along, and by and by lazy off to sleep.

  • “They call it the lonesomeness here,” said Joan, her voice weary as with the weight of the day.

  • The lonesomeness,” said Mackenzie, with a curious dwelling on the word; “I never heard it used in that specific sense before.

  • But she fretted under a discontent that made her miserable, even though it did not strain her reason like the lonesomeness.

  • The lonesomeness, and the hopelessness, and the wretchedness of life have disappeared.