US /ˈloʊnlinəs/
noun Freq #6791

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The sad feeling of being alone and without company.

    After her husband died, she struggled with terrible loneliness.

  2. 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
Word family
Related forms elengeness

Etymology

From lonely + -ness.

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