lonesomeness

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings
US /ˈloʊnsəmnəs/ UK /ˈləʊnsəmnəs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the feeling or state of being lonely and sad

    A deep lonesomeness settled over the empty house.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the feeling or state of... lonelinesssolitudeforlornnessdesolationisolation
Word family
Related forms lonesomelonelonely

Etymology

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

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