loneliness B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈloʊnlinəs/ See IPA manual Freq #6791 Meanings 1 noun The sad feeling of being alone and without company. After her husband died, she struggled with terrible loneliness. 2 noun The state of being alone or far from other people. He enjoyed the loneliness of the empty mountain trail. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the sad feeling of being... lonesomeness 2 noun · the state of being alone or... isolationsolitudeseclusion More ellingnessforlornnesslonelihoodmonopathy ↔ Opposites companionshipfellowshipisolophiliasociableness Word family Related forms elengeness Etymology AI details From lonely + -ness. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # loneliness **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈloʊnlinəs/ **Frequency rank:** 6791 ## Meanings 1. The sad feeling of being alone and without company. 2. The state of being alone or far from other people. ## Examples - After her husband died, she struggled with terrible loneliness. - He enjoyed the loneliness of the empty mountain trail. ## Synonyms - ellingness - forlornness - lonelihood - lonesomeness - monopathy ## Antonyms - companionship - fellowship - isolophilia - sociableness ## Related Forms - elengeness ## Etymology From lonely + -ness. ## AI Etymology Loneliness comes from lonely + -ness. In present-day English its meanings include the sad feeling of being alone and without company and the state of being alone or far from other people. Related and derived forms include elengeness. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown