Meaning of LONELINESS
| Pronunciation: | | l'ownleenus
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a disposition toward being alone
- [n] sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
- [n] the state of being alone in solitary isolation
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LONELINESS is a 10 letter word that starts with L. |
| | Synonyms: | | aloneness, desolation, forlornness, lonesomeness, solitariness, solitude |
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| | See Also: | | disposition, isolation, sadness, temperament, unhappiness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lone"li*ness\, n.
1. The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.
2. The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the
loneliness of a road.
3. Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.
I see The mystery of your loneliness. --Shak.
4. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
Syn: Solitude; seclusion. See {Solitude}.
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| | Related Terms: | | alienation, aloneness, aloofness, celibacy, detachment, isolation, keeping apart, loneness, lonesomeness, moving apart, privacy, seclusion, separateness, sequestration, single blessedness, singleness, solitariness, solitude, splendid isolation, withdrawal |
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