lonesomeness
1
6.6
- noun
- /ˈloʊnsəmnəs/
:
soledad
- Their long years of lonesomeness and solitary grief (save when Bewie had come to them) were set aside for hours of joyfulness and even quiet mirth.
- a year of lonesomeness
Examples
-
After moving to the countryside, she found a lonesomeness that allowed her to reflect on her thoughts.
-
Suddenly, a wave of lonesomeness swept over him like a silent tide, and he felt alone and friendless, fatherless as well.
Fiction book (1994) -
I discovered a lonesomeness so profound it seemed impossible to come out of.
-
And despite the frequent lonesomeness and strangeness of the experience.
Fiction book (1996) -
Rushes Bear tells Marie that she has "nowhere else to go" and, recognizing the lonesomeness in each other, the women reconcile.
Academic text (2016) -
To keep the sad lonesomeness of knowing that from filling him up, he started talking again, saying random things, looking at the junk hanging in the trees and sparkling on the path.
Fiction book (1996) -
It was a powerful vision, and yet in his mind he saw himself hating every minute of it, his days poisoned by lonesomeness and longing.
Fiction book (1997) -
He cherished the quiet lonesomeness of his cabin in the woods, enjoying the peaceful solitude.
-
During her evening walks, the lonesomeness of the empty streets provided her with a sense of calm.
Synonyms
172
3.7
A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally
54
5.2
Being alone and feeling calm by choice
7
2.8
A liking for being alone without feeling sad
5
6.5
Being by yourself and choosing quiet time instead of being with others
1
7.9
Being alone and liking quiet time by oneself
1
8.2
A tendency to live alone and avoid social contact
Antonyms
How Solitary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lonesomeness comes from the simple word lone ('alone') with the endings -some ('tending to') and -ness ('state'), so it describes the state of preferring or enjoying being alone.