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lonesome

How many syllables in lonesome?

  2 syllables

Divide lonesome into syllables:   lone-some
Stressed syllable in lonesome:   lone-some
How to pronounce lonesome:   lohn-sum
How to say lonesome:

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Synonyms for lonesome


1 syllable
  • friend
  • lost
2 syllables
  • alone
  • forlorn
  • lonely
  • cut off
  • friendless
  • remote
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • feeling lonely
  • solitary
7 syllables
  • without a friend in the world
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