English noun: loneliness | |||
1. | loneliness (state) the state of being alone in solitary isolation | ||
Synonyms | solitariness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | isolation | ||
2. | loneliness (feeling) sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned | ||
Synonyms | desolation, forlornness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sadness, unhappiness | ||
3. | loneliness (attribute) a disposition toward being alone | ||
Synonyms | aloneness, lonesomeness, solitariness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disposition, temperament | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | friendlessness, reclusiveness | ||