Loneness
Lone″ness, n. Solitude; seclusion. Donne.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Lonesome
Lone″some (?), a. [Compar.Lonesomer (?); superl.Lonesomest.] 1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary.Like one that on a lonesome roadDoth walk in fear...
Long
Long (?), a. [Compar.Longer (?); superl.Longest (?).] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. lång, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. √125. Cf. Le...
Long (2)
Long (?), n. 1. (Mus.) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.2. (Phonetics) A long sound, syllable, or vowel.3. The longest dimens...
Long (3)
Long, adv. [AS. lance.] 1. To a great extent in space; as, a long drawn out line.2. To a great extent in time; during a long time.They that tarry long at the wine. Prov. xxiii. ...
Long (4)
Long, prep. [Abbreviated fr. along. See 3d Along.] By means of; by the fault of; because of. See Along of, under 3d Along.
Long (5)
Long, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Longed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Longing.] [AS. langian to increase, to lengthen, to stretch out the mind after, to long, to crave, to belong to, fr. lang lon...
Long (6)
Long, a.(Finance & Com.) Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or g...
Long primer
Long″ prim″er (?). (Print.) A kind of type, in size between small pica and bourgeois.☞ This line is printed in long primer.
Long-armed
Long″–armed′ (?), a. Having long arms; as, the long-armed ape or gibbon.
Long-breathed
Long″–breathed′ (?), a. Having the power of retaining the breath for a long time; long-winded.
Long-drawn
Long″–drawn′ (?), a. Extended to a great length.The cicadæ hushed their long-drawn, ear-splitting strains. G. W. Cable.
Long-horned
Long″–horned′ (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having a long horn or horns; as, a long-horned goat, or cow; having long antennæ, as certain beetles (Longicornia).
Long-lived
Long″–lived′ (?), a. Having a long life; having constitutional peculiarities which make long life probable; lasting long; as, a long-lived tree; they are a longlived family; lon...
Long-sight
Long″–sight (?), n. Long-sightedness. Good.
Long-sighted
Long″–sight′ed (?), a. 1. Able to see objects at a great distance; hence, having great foresight; sagacious; farseeing.2. Able to see objects distinctly at a distance, but not c...
Long-sightedness
Long″–sight′ed‐ness, n. 1. The state or condition of being long-sighted; hence, sagacity; shrewdness.2. (Med.) See Hypermetropia.
Long-stop
Long″–stop′ (?), n.(Cricket) One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper.
Long-sufferance
Long″–suf′fer‐ance (?), n. Forbearance to punish or resent.
Long-suffering
Long″–suf′fer‐ing, n. Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked.The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness...
Long-suffering (2)
Long″–suf′fer‐ing, n. Long patience of offense.Despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering? Rom. ii. 4.
Long-tongue
Long″–tongue′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The wryneck.
Long-tongued
Long″–tongued′ (?), a. 1. Having a long tongue.2. Talkative; babbling; loquacious. Shak.
Long-waisted
Long″–waist′ed (?), a. 1. Having a long waist; long from the armpits to the bottom of the waist; — said of persons.2. Long from the part about the neck or shoulder, or from the ...
Long-winded
Long″–wind″ed (?), a. Long-breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; as, a long-winded talker. — Long″–wind″ed‐ness, n.A tedious, long-winded harangue. S...
Longan
Lon″gan (?), n.(Bot.) A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an evergreen East Indian tree (Nephelium Longan).
Longanimity
Lon′ga‐nim″i‐ty (?), n. [L. longanimitas; longus long + animus mind: cf. F. longanimité.] Disposition to bear injuries patiently; forbearance; patience. Jer. Taylor.