lonelihood C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈloʊnliˌhʊd/ UK /ˈləʊnlihʊd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of being lonely; solitude Years of lonelihood had made him crave company. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being lonely;... lonelinesssolitudeisolationseclusionaloneness ↔ Opposites companionshiptogetherness Word family Related forms lonelyloneloneliness Etymology AI details From lonely (from lone + -ly) + the abstract-noun suffix -hood, from Old English -hād ('state, condition'). A rare literary formation. āna Old English -hād Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lonelihood **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈloʊnliˌhʊd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈləʊnlihʊd/ ## Meanings 1. the state of being lonely; solitude ## Examples - Years of lonelihood had made him crave company. ## Synonyms - loneliness - solitude - isolation - seclusion - aloneness ## Antonyms - companionship - togetherness ## Related Forms - lonely - lone - loneliness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: āna - Root: -hād ## Etymology From lonely (from lone + -ly) + the abstract-noun suffix -hood, from Old English -hād ('state, condition'). A rare literary formation. ## AI Etymology Lonelihood comes from lonely (from lone + -ly) + the abstract-noun suffix -hood, from Old English -hād ('state, condition'). A rare literary formation. The etymological trail includes Old English āna, Old English -hād. The same word family includes lonely, lone, loneliness. Its current noun use means "the state of being lonely; solitude". ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown