Dictionary entry

Loneliness

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Lone″li‐ness (?), n. 1. The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.

2. The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the loneliness of a road.

3. Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.

I see

The mystery of your loneliness. Shak.

4. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.

Syn. — Solitude; seclusion. See Solitude.