Lonely-heartedness
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being lonely-hearted. uncountable
"I tried to believe that tenderness of affection was incompatible with strength of intellect, and that my lonely-heartedness was only the price which I paid for my genius."
Example
More examples"I tried to believe that tenderness of affection was incompatible with strength of intellect, and that my lonely-heartedness was only the price which I paid for my genius."
Etymology
From lonely-hearted + -ness.
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