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]