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Lonesome vs Forgotten - What's the difference?

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Lonesome is a related term of forgotten.


As adjectives the difference between lonesome and forgotten

is that lonesome is unhappy due to being alone; lonely while forgotten is of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.

As nouns the difference between lonesome and forgotten

is that lonesome is (informal) oneself alone while forgotten is a person or thing that has been forgotten.

As a verb forgotten is

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lonesome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • unhappy due to being alone; lonely

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) oneself alone
  • * I sat and watched the cars pass all by my lonesome .

    • Anagrams

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    forgotten

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or thing that has been forgotten.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=December 31, author=Alan Feuer, title=Headliners of 07: A Subway Savior, Rampaging Rats, and a $12 Million Dog, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Luckily for these unfortunate forgottens , New Year is approaching, a time when, despite the intuitions of the calendar, our thoughts often turn to the past. }} English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles