Difference between Solitary and Lonesome

What is the difference between Solitary and Lonesome?

Solitary as an adjective is living or being by one's self; alone; having no companion present; being without associates. while Lonesome as an adjective is unhappy due to being alone; lonely

Solitary

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Living or being by one's self; alone; having no companion present; being without associates. Lonely. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society; retired; as, a solitary residence or place. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example. Not associated with others of the same kind.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.

Example sentence: If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.

Lonesome

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: unhappy due to being alone; lonely

Part of speech: noun

Definition: oneself alone

Example sentence: You play a 'lowdown dirty shame slow and lonesome, my mama dead, my papa across the sea I ain't dead but I'm just supposed to be' blues. You can take that same blues, make it uptempo, a shuffle blues, that's what rock n' roll did with it. So blues ain't going nowhere. Ain't goin' nowhere.

We hope you now know whether to use Solitary or Lonesome in your sentence.

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