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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Loneliness \Lone"li*ness\, noun
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}.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: the state of being alone in solitary isolation [syn: {loneliness}, {solitariness}]
2: sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned [syn: {forlornness}, {loneliness}, {desolation}]
3: a disposition toward being alone [syn: {aloneness}, {loneliness}, {lonesomeness}, {solitariness}]
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