loneliness
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈloʊnlinəs/
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inclinación a la soledad
- But about your writing: it sounds like you have a creative way to deal with your loneliness.
Firstly, loneliness is OK and solitude is OK.
- Firstly, loneliness is OK and solitude is OK.
- Like a loneliness or being alone is a good time to like process.
- And that we can embrace and make decisions about loneliness is what an emotional charge to it.
Examples
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I quite enjoy aloneness, but loneliness, especially in the midst of a lot of people, is unpleasant.
Blog text (11) -
Firstly, loneliness is OK and solitude is OK.
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No, but loneliness and being alone, as you point out, is not the same.
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But with loneliness... comes freedom...
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And I found out that loneliness is the normal state of affairs.
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What if we were to pool our loneliness... and give each other what little we have: Support, friendship?
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But the heart of our chatter was fear and loneliness.
Academic text (2007) -
I admired how she could dwell in her loneliness without apology.
Academic text (2004) -
And that's one of the reasons that she's so determined to have a child, is to heal that loneliness inside of herself.
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After moving to a new city, he struggled with loneliness as he missed his friends.
Synonyms
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5.2
Being alone and feeling calm by choice
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6.5
Being by yourself and choosing quiet time instead of being with others
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6.9
A person tends to focus on inner thoughts and feel reserved around others
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6.6
A liking for spending time by yourself
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7.9
Being alone and liking quiet time by oneself
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7.8
To live alone away from other people by choice
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8.2
A tendency to live alone and avoid social contact
A strong wish to be alone outdoors in wide open places
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A very common situation where many people feel alone and lack close friends
How Solitary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Loneliness can also mean a choice to be alone. It comes from lone ('one' or 'by yourself') and -ness ('a state'), so it can describe the calm or peaceful state of being alone as well as the feeling of sadness.