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lonesomeness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lonesomeness has 1 sense
- lonesomeness(n = noun.attribute) aloneness, loneliness, solitariness - a disposition toward being alone; Array has particulars: friendlessness, reclusiveness
is a kind of disposition, temperament
Derived form adjective lonesome1
CIDE DICTIONARY
lonesomeness, n.
- a disposition toward being alone. [WordNet 1.5]
- The condition of being alone; the feeling of sadness resulting from being alone. [PJC]
THESAURUS
lonesomeness
alienation, aloneness, aloofness, celibacy, detachment, isolation, keeping apart, loneliness, loneness, moving apart, privacy, seclusion, separateness, sequestration, single blessedness, singleness, solitariness, solitude, splendid isolation, withdrawal
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