Loneliness

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  loneliness
       n 1: the state of being alone in solitary isolation [syn: {solitariness}]
       2: sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned [syn: {forlornness},
           {desolation}]
       3: a disposition toward being alone [syn: {aloneness}, {lonesomeness},
           {solitude}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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