lonesomeness

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈloʊnsəmnəs/ UK /ˈləʊnsəmnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the feeling or state of being lonely and sad

A deep lonesomeness settled over the empty house.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the feeling or state of... loneliness solitude forlornness desolation isolation

Opposites

companionship conviviality

Word family

Related forms lonesome lone lonely

Etymology

From lonesome (lone + -some) + the noun-forming suffix -ness. Ultimately from Old English āna ('one, alone').

āna Old English -nes Old English

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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