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Loneliness

/ˈloʊnlinəs/ · noun

Meaning

A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

The loneliness resulting from the loss of loved ones, lack of purpose in life, and social discrimination is a real inner hell.
Cecilia proposed to her the society of Henrietta, which, glad to catch at any thing that would break into her loneliness, she listened to with pleasure […]
We […] feel deep pity for a man who is condemned to the loneliness of being remarkable […]
Loneliness got a mind of its own The more people around, the more you feel alone
But if the point of living lies in relationships with other people, then it’s hard to think of A.I. assistants that imitate humans without nervousness. I don’t think they’re going to solve the loneliness epidemic at all.
1657, Richard Ligon, A True & Exact History of the Island of Barbados, London: Humphrey Moseley, Dedicatory letter to the Bishop of Salisbury, [I] was designing a piece of Landscape […] wherein I meant to expresse […] the beauties of the Vegetables, that do adorn that place, in the highest perfection I could: But presently after, being cast into Prison, I was deprived both of light and lonelinesse, two main helpers in that Art […]
Hitherto all things that have bin nam’d, were approv’d of God to be very good: lonelines is the first thing which Gods eye nam’d not good […]
Wretched as were the little companions in misery he was leaving behind, they were the only friends he had ever known; and a sense of his loneliness in the great wide world sank into the child’s heart for the first time.

Synonyms for loneliness

ellingnessforlornnesslonelihoodlonelinesslonesomenessmonopathyalonenessfriendlessnessisolationlonenessoneheadoneshiponlyhoodonlinessseclusionsolitarinesssolitudeunfrequentednessdesolation

Antonyms for loneliness

companionshipfellowshipsociablenessisolophilia

Related Words

lonesomenessalonenesssolitarinesssolitudeforlornnessdesolationlonelyalonesoleisolationwhisperingunitylimelightseclusionestrangementdetachmentremotenessreclusivenessfriendlessnessemptiness

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does loneliness mean?

Loneliness means A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions..

What is a synonym for loneliness?

Common synonyms include ellingness, forlornness, lonelihood, loneliness.

What is the opposite of loneliness?

Possible antonyms include companionship, fellowship, sociableness, isolophilia.

How do you use loneliness in a sentence?

The loneliness resulting from the loss of loved ones, lack of purpose in life, and social discrimination is a real inner hell.

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