Definitions for: Loneliness


[n] a disposition toward being alone
[n] sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
[n] the state of being alone in solitary isolation



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: aloneness, desolation, forlornness, lonesomeness, solitariness, solitude

See Also: disposition, isolation, sadness, temperament, unhappiness

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