Loneliness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The condition of being lonely; solitariness; want of society or human interest: as, the loneliness of a hermit's cave.
  • noun. The sense of being alone or lonely; dejection from want of companionship or sympathy; forlornness.
  • noun. Love of retirement; preference for solitude.
  • noun. Synonyms Lonesomeness, Retirement, etc. See solitude.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.
  • noun. The state of being unfrequented by human beings.
  • noun. Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.
  • noun. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
  • noun. The condition or state of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.
  • noun. The state of being unfrequented.
  • noun. Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.
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  • noun. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
  • noun. a disposition toward being alone
  • noun. the state of being alone in solitary isolation
    • Word Usage
    "The word loneliness was created to express the pain of being alone."
    cross-reference
    solitude  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    isolation  sadness  unhappiness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    boredom  discomfort  emptiness  frustration  hardship  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    alienation  aloneness  aloofness  celibacy  detachment  
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