Hypertext Webster Gateway: "loneliness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Loneliness \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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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