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English noun: loneliness

1. loneliness (state) the state of being alone in solitary isolation


Synonymssolitariness


Broader (hypernym)isolation

2. loneliness (feeling) sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned


Synonymsdesolation, forlornness


Broader (hypernym)sadness, unhappiness

3. loneliness (attribute) a disposition toward being alone


Synonymsaloneness, lonesomeness, solitariness


Broader (hypernym)disposition, temperament


Narrower (hyponym)friendlessness, reclusiveness









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