loneliness
pronunciation
How to pronounce loneliness in British English:
UK [ˈləʊnlinəs]
How to pronounce loneliness in American English:
US [ˈloʊnlinəs]
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- Noun:
- the state of being alone in solitary isolation
- sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
- a disposition toward being alone
Word Origin
- loneliness (n.)
- 1580s, from lonely + -ness.
Example
- 1. Hell is a place of loneliness for all eternity .
- 2. What would probably actually happen . They share loneliness .
- 3. As for his loneliness , I do understand it .
- 4. He was condemned to silence and loneliness .
- 5. And loneliness makes us miserable .