loneness

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UK/ˈləʊn.nəs/

noun

The state of being alone; loneliness, solitariness.

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alonenessisolationlonelinessoneheadoneshiponlyhoodonlinessseclusion
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Meanings

nounloneness (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableThe state of being alone; loneliness, solitariness.

    Her who loves lonenesse best, and her who maskes and plaies […]

    1635, John Donne, The Indifferent

    Synonyms: aloneness, isolation, aloneness, isolation, loneliness, onehead, oneship, onlyhood

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being alone; loneliness, solitariness.

Similar
alonenessisolationalonenessisolationlonelinessoneheadoneshiponlyhoodonlinessseclusionsolitarinesssolitude
Also see
alonenessisolationlonelinessonlinessonlyhoodseclusionsolitarinesssolitude

Origin

From lone + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

loneness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loneness

MLA

“loneness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loneness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loneness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loneness.

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