lonelihood

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈloʊnliˌhʊd/ UK /ˈləʊnlihʊd/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
the state of being lonely; solitude

Years of lonelihood had made him crave company.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being lonely;... loneliness solitude isolation seclusion aloneness

Opposites

companionshiptogetherness

Word family

Related forms lonely lone loneliness

Etymology

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

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# 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

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