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Tiresome vs Lonesome - What's the difference?

tiresome | lonesome |

As adjectives the difference between tiresome and lonesome

is that tiresome is causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome while lonesome is unhappy due to being alone; lonely.

As a noun lonesome is

oneself alone.

tiresome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
  • Eventually his long stories became tiresome .

    Synonyms

    * (causing fatigue or boredom ): boring, dull, irksome, slow, tedious, wearisome * See also

    Antonyms

    * (causing fatigue or boredom ): energizing, exciting, fresh, interesting

    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 .
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