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loneliness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Loneliness \Lone"li*ness\, n. 1. The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion. 2. The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as the loneliness of a road. 3. Love of retirement; disposition to solitude. I see The mystery of your loneliness. --Shak. 4. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone. Syn: Solitude; seclusion. See {Solitude}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: loneliness n 1: the state of being alone in solitary isolation [syn: {solitariness}] 2: sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned [syn: {forlornness}, {desolation}] 3: a disposition toward being alone [syn: {aloneness}, {lonesomeness}, {solitude}]
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