Meanings
nounlostness (countable and uncountable, plural lostnesses)
plural lostnesses
- countableuncountableThe fact or quality of being lost.
When a stranger comes to their door asking for someone named Shauntrelle, it’s like a demonstration of their lostness.
2009 February 8, Adam Kirsch, “Intimate Betrayals”, in New York Times1 more example
It came without warning, and she seemed to collapse on completely on the bed where she was sitting, with a lostness about her which startled me.
1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 170
Origin
Translations
Polish zagubienie
- zagubieniequality of being lost
Portuguese perdição
- perdiçãoquality of being lost
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lostness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lostness.
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