aloneness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /əˈloʊnnəs/ UK /əˈləʊnnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state of being alone; solitude

He came to cherish the aloneness of his cabin in the hills.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being alone;... solitude isolation loneliness seclusion solitariness

Opposites

togethernesscompanionship company

Word family

Related forms alone lone lonely

Etymology

From alone + -ness; alone from Middle English al one ('all one', i.e. wholly by oneself), from al ('all') + one.

al one Middle English ān Old English

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