loneliness

Variant of lonely

adjective lonelier, loneliest

  1. alone; solitary
    1. standing apart from others of its kind; isolated
    2. unfrequented or uninhabited
  2. unhappy at being alone; longing for friends, company, etc.
  3. causing such a feeling

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