loneliness

🇺🇸 /ˈləʊnlinəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈləʊnlinəs/
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noun
R

The feeling of being sad because you are alone and have no one to talk to.

He felt deep loneliness after moving to a new city where he knew no one.

R

A sad time when you are alone for a long period.

The loneliness of those long nights made her miss her family even more.

R

A place where few people go, making it feel empty and alone.

The loneliness of the remote village was both peaceful and sad.

translation

n. The feeling of being sad because you are alone and have no one to talk to.; A sad time when you are alone for a long period.; A place where few people go, making it feel empty and alone.

Word Forms

Plural lonelinesses