'Lonesomeness' definitions:
Definition of 'lonesomeness'
(from WordNet)
noun
Definition of 'Lonesomeness'
From: GCIDE
- Lonesome \Lone"some\, a. [Compar. Lonesomer; superl. Lonesomest.]
- 1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary. [1913 Webster]
- Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to feel lonesome. [1913 Webster] -- {Lone"some*ly}, adv. -- {Lone"some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'lonesomeness'
From: GCIDE
- lonesomeness \lone"some*ness\ n.
- 1. a disposition toward being alone.
- Syn: aloneness, loneliness, solitude. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. The condition of being alone; the feeling of sadness resulting from being alone. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'lonesomeness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alienation,
- aloneness,
- aloofness,
- celibacy,
- detachment,
- isolation,
- keeping apart,
- loneliness,
- loneness,
- moving apart,
- privacy,
- seclusion,
- separateness,
- sequestration,
- single blessedness,
- singleness,
- solitariness,
- solitude,
- splendid isolation,
- withdrawal