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 | ||