loneliness

Meaning

  1. (uncountable, usually) A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The condition or state of being alone or having no companions.
  3. (uncountable, usually) The state of being unfrequented or devoid of human activity (of a place or time).
  4. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) A desire to be alone; disposition to solitude.

Synonyms

solitude
C2
solitariness
aloneness
lonesomeness
desolation
29k
isolation
C1
forlornness
seclusion
27k
singleness
privacy
B2
desolateness
homesickness
lonely
B1

solitary life

nostalgia
C2
retirement
C1
remoteness
sadness
C1
alone
A1

izolation

bleakness
boredom
C2
disconsolateness
discouragement
friendlessness
oneness
45k
retreat
B2
secrecy
C1
separation
C1
silence
B1
single life
solitary
C1

being alone

sense of isolation

bereavement
33k
grief
B2

soiltude

Translations

solitude
Einsamkeit
solitudine
soledad
solidão
eenzaamheid

μοναξιά

Alleinsein
solitudo
isolement
Verlassenheit
désolation

تهنهایی

yalnızlık
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈloʊnlinəs/
Etymology

From lonely + -ness.

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