aloneness C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /əˈloʊnnəs/ UK /əˈləʊnnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of being alone; solitude He came to cherish the aloneness of his cabin in the hills. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being alone;... solitudeisolationlonelinessseclusionsolitariness ↔ Opposites togethernesscompanionshipcompany Word family Related forms alonelonelonely Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # aloneness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈloʊnnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈləʊnnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the state of being alone; solitude ## Examples - He came to cherish the aloneness of his cabin in the hills. ## Synonyms - solitude - isolation - loneliness - seclusion - solitariness ## Antonyms - togetherness - companionship - company ## Related Forms - alone - lone - lonely ## Roots and Affixes - Root: al one - Root: ān ## Etymology From alone + -ness; alone from Middle English al one ('all one', i.e. wholly by oneself), from al ('all') + one. ## AI Etymology Aloneness is from alone + -ness; alone from Middle English al one ('all one', i.e. wholly by oneself), from al ('all') + one. In present-day use, it means the state of being alone; solitude. Related vocabulary includes alone, lone, and lonely. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown