loneliness
A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companionsA feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions.
» There's nothing worse than loneliness.
Нет ничего хуже одиночества. — sharptoothed
Немає нічого гіршого, ніж самотність. — Anjy
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions.
The loneliness resulting from the loss of loved ones, lack of purpose in life, and social discrimination is a real inner hell.
(uncountable, usually)The condition or state of being alone or having no companions.
Einsamkeit
одино́чествоodinóčestvo
само́тністьsamótnistʹ, самі́тністьsamítnistʹ, самота́samotá
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
(uncountable, usually)The state of being unfrequented or devoid of human activity (of a place or time).
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)A desire to be alone; disposition to solitude.
a disposition toward being alone
Examples
78 sentencesThere's nothing worse than loneliness.
Немає нічого гіршого, ніж самотність. — Anjy
ruНет ничего хуже одиночества. — sharptoothed
What's the best cure for loneliness?
I feel your pain and loneliness.
The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.
I feel your loneliness.
Translations
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Origin
From lonely + -ness.From lonely + -ness.
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Forms
plural: lonelinessesSynonyms
19 synonyms- the state of being alone in solitary isolation:solitariness
- a disposition toward being alone:alonenesslonesomenesssolitariness
- sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned:forlornnessdesolation
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.