[syn: aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Loneliness \Lone"li*ness\, n.
1. The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.
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2. The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the
loneliness of a road.
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3. Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.
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I see
The mystery of your loneliness. --Shak.
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4. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
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Syn: Solitude; seclusion. See Solitude.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
loneliness
n 1: the state of being alone in solitary isolation [syn:
loneliness, solitariness]
2: sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned [syn:
forlornness, loneliness, desolation]
3: a disposition toward being alone [syn: aloneness,
loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "loneliness":
alienation, aloneness, aloofness, celibacy, detachment, isolation,
keeping apart, loneness, lonesomeness, moving apart, privacy,
seclusion, separateness, sequestration, single blessedness,
singleness, solitariness, solitude, splendid isolation,
withdrawal