1) a feeling of being unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to ex. feelings of loneliness and depression 2) the fact of a period of time being sad and spent alone ex. the loneliness of all those evenings at home just watching TV 3) the fact that very few people ever visit a place ex. the desolation and loneliness of the island
the state of being lonely Related words: Sadness and regret be/weigh on your conscience bitter breastbeating dissatisfaction distress gloominess groan melancholia mourn
the state of being alone, especially when you find this pleasant ex. She longed for peace and solitude. ex. I returned to the solitude of my room. ex. He shut himself away to pray in solitude. Synonym: privacy
thesituation of being alone without other people ex. After months of solitude at sea it felt strange to be in company. Related words: Alone abandoned alienate apart herself himself lone wolf lonely
