Solitariness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ɹɪnəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Solitariness is a noun meaning The state or quality of being solitary.
Meaning
The state or quality of being solitary.
Example Sentences
In both a mazefull ſolitarineſſe: / In night of ſprites the gaſtly powers to ſtur, / In thee or ſprites or ſprited gaſtlineſſe: […]
So much as doing good is better than not doing evil, will I account Christian good fellowship better than an eremitish and melancholy solitariness.
I saw a Deane of S. Hillarie of Poictiers, reduced by reason and the incommoditie of his melancholy to such a continuall solitarinesse, that when I entered into his chamber he had never removed one step out of it in two and twenty yeares before[…].
Word Forms
- solitarinesses
Synonyms for solitariness
Depending on context, synonyms include aloneness, isolation, loneliness, loneness, onehead, oneship.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include loneliness, solitariousness, solitariety, oneliness, singularness, soleness.
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