loneness

Variant of lone

lone definition

lone (lōn)

adjective

  1. by oneself; alone; solitary
  2. Rare lonesome
  3. Rare unmarried or widowed
    1. standing apart from others of its kind; isolated
    2. Old Poet. unfrequented: said of places

Etymology: ME, aphetic < alone

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