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These words mean about the same thing and are frequently used interchangeably. A lonely person is likely to be lonesome because he is "without companions" or "remote from places of human habitation." Lonesome, rather than lonely, is more often used to mean "isolated," "desolate," and "unfrequented": "This is a lonesome part of the forest." "The narrow path wound through a lonesome stretch of country." Lonely conveys a feeling of dejection, depression, or sadness: "Janet was almost in tears because she felt so lonely." In the sense that lonely and lonesome mean "alone," one of man's greatest achievements is to be alone and yet possess such inner resources that he feels neither lonely nor lonesome.