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noun
The state of being alone; solitude, isolation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: oneship, seclusion, aloneness, isolation, loneliness, loneness, onehead, onlyhood, onliness, solitariness, solitude
Antonyms: togetherness
noun
a disposition toward being alone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disposition, temperament
Narrower terms: friendlessness, reclusiveness
History
From Middle English alonnesse; equivalent to alone + -ness.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
