loneness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From lone +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

loneness (uncountable)

  1. (now rare) The state of being alone; loneliness, solitariness.
    • 1635, John Donne, The Indifferent:
      Her who loves lonenesse best, and her who maskes and plaies […]
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