Loneness

//ˈləʊn.nəs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The state of being alone; loneliness, solitariness. archaic, uncountable
"Her who loves lonenesse best, and her who maskes and plaies […]"

Synonyms

alienation aloneness celibacy detachment isolation loneliness

Example

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

Etymology

From lone + -ness.

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