aloneness

C2+ Topic:Law & Government
US /əˈloʊnnəs/ UK /əˈləʊnnəs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 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

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

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