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Meaning of "loneliness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LONELINESS

loneliness  [ˈləʊnlɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONELINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Loneliness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LONELINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

loneliness

Loneliness

Loneliness is a complex and usually unpleasant emotional response to isolation or lack of companionship. Loneliness typically includes anxious feelings about a lack of connectedness or communality with other beings, both in the present and extending into the future. As such, loneliness can be felt even when surrounded by other people. The causes of loneliness are varied and include social, mental or emotional factors. Research has shown that loneliness is widely prevalent throughout society among people in marriages, relationships, families and successful careers. It has been a long explored theme in the literature of human beings since classical antiquity. Loneliness has also been described as social pain — a psychological mechanism meant to alert an individual of isolation and motivate him/her to seek social connections.

Definition of loneliness in the English dictionary

The definition of loneliness in the dictionary is the state of being lonely; solitariness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LONELINESS


beggarliness
ˈbeɡəlɪnəs
brotherliness
ˈbrʌðəlɪnəs
cleanliness
ˈklɛnlɪnəs
courtliness
ˈkɔːtlɪnəs
cowardliness
ˈkaʊədlɪnəs
earliness
ˈɜːlɪnəs
earthliness
ˈɜːθlɪnəs
gainliness
ˈɡeɪnlɪnəs
heavenliness
ˈhɛvənlɪnəs
knightliness
ˈnaɪtlɪnəs
likeliness
ˈlaɪklɪnəs
neighborliness
ˈneɪbəlɪnəs
porcelainous
ˈpɔːsəlɪnəs
queenliness
ˈkwiːnlɪnəs
towardliness
ˈtəʊədlɪnəs
uncleanliness
ʌnˈklenlɪnəs
unkindliness
ʌnˈkaɪndlɪnəs
unloveliness
ʌnˈlʌvlɪnəs
unmanliness
ʌnˈmænlɪnəs
unwomanliness
ʌnˈwʊmənlɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONELINESS

lone hand
lone mother
lone pair
lone parent
lone star state
lone wolf
lone-parent family
lonelier
loneliest
lonelily
lonely
lonely hearts
lonely hearts ad
lonely hearts club
lonely hearts column
loneness
loner
lonesome
lonesomely
lonesomeness

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONELINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of loneliness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LONELINESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «loneliness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of loneliness

Translation of «loneliness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONELINESS

Find out the translation of loneliness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of loneliness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «loneliness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

孤独
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

soledad
570 millions of speakers

English

loneliness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अकेलापन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وِحْدَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

одиночество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

solidão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিঃসঙ্গতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

solitude
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesunyian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einsamkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

孤独
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고독
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kasepen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự cô đơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனிமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकाकीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yalnızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

solitudine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samotność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самотність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

singurătate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μοναξιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eensaamheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ensamhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ensomhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loneliness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONELINESS»

The term «loneliness» is very widely used and occupies the 22.164 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of loneliness
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «loneliness».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONELINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «loneliness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «loneliness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about loneliness

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10 QUOTES WITH «LONELINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word loneliness.
1
Pedro Almodovar
I also wanted to express the strength of cinema to hide reality, while being entertaining. Cinema can fill in the empty spaces of your life and your loneliness.
2
Jennifer Beals
Oh, this absolute loneliness and the game - loving to play the game, loving to go and tell stories to men that certainly weren't true, just for the sport of it, just to see how they would react.
3
Steven Berkoff
Writing is an antidote for loneliness.
4
Regina Brett
Some days, 24 hours is too much to stay put in, so I take the day hour by hour, moment by moment. I break the task, the challenge, the fear into small, bite-size pieces. I can handle a piece of fear, depression, anger, pain, sadness, loneliness, illness. I actually put my hands up to my face, one next to each eye, like blinders on a horse.
5
Brandi Chastain
I think I'd like to be able to heal people's pain, whether it is hunger, loneliness or whatever.
6
Margaret Cho
People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in.
7
Joseph Conrad
Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion.
8
Norman Cousins
The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.
9
Dorothy Day
We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community.
10
Cecile de France
We have to live with our loneliness and the destiny that drives each person to the order of things.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONELINESS»

Discover the use of loneliness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loneliness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
The Opposite of Loneliness is an assem­blage of Marina’s essays and stories that, like The Last Lecture, articulates the universal struggle that all of us face as we figure out what we aspire to be and how we can harness our talents to ...
Marina Keegan, 2014
2
The Well of Loneliness
The Well of Loneliness was banned for obscenity when published in 1928. It became an international bestseller, and for decades was the single most famous lesbian novel.
Radclyffe Hall, 2005
3
Loneliness in Childhood and Adolescence
This book represents a comprehensive examination of loneliness in childhood and adolescence.
Ken J. Rotenberg, Shelley Hymel, 1999
4
Loneliness: a sourcebook of current theory, research, and ...
A selected bibliography on loneliness is also included.
Letitia Anne Peplau, Daniel Perlman, 1982
5
Loneliness
What we explore in Loneliness is something which underlies those occasional forms of personal loneliness which are familiar to us all. First, there is a cultural loneliness, characteristic of the modern world.
Leroy S. Rouner, 1998
6
Loneliness
About the Author: Stephen Petty lives in Davenport, Iowa. He is currently working on his next book, the story of a man's release from prison - after killing his abusive father at age 17- and his adjustment to life on the outside.
Stephen Petty, 2010
7
A Cinema of Loneliness
In this updated and expanded version of this classic study of contemporary American film, Kolker reassesses the landscape of American cinema over the past decade, as he examines works like Munich, A Prairie Home Companion, The Departed, and ...
Robert Phillip Kolker, 2011
8
Loneliness
Elizabeth Skoglund provides biblical and practical help for overcoming loneliness.
Elizabeth Skoglund, 1975
9
Shades of Loneliness: Pathologies of a Technological Society
Richard Stivers rejects recent emphasis on genetic explanations of psychological problems, arguing that the very organization of technological societies is behind the pervasive experience of loneliness.
Richard Stivers, 2004
10
In sacred loneliness: the plural wives of Joseph Smith
To understand the issues surrounding the prophet's domestic arrangements, Compton has painstakingly researched and recovered the life stories of the women, aged fourteen to fifty-four, whom the prophet married and whose salvation he ...
Todd Compton, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONELINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term loneliness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Loneliness May Fuel Mental Decline in Old Age
MONDAY, July 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Loneliness and depression are linked to an increased risk of mental decline in the elderly, a new ... «HealthDay, Jul 15»
2
Childhood And Loneliness - The New Indian Express
Bye-Bye, a short story by Vakkom S Bright follows a little girl as she deals with loneliness and the grief of losing her grandmother. The author, in ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
Co-operative Group joins Red Cross to fight loneliness - The National
THE Co-operative Group yesterday announced that it will join forces with the British Red Cross to tackle social isolation and loneliness. «The National, Jul 15»
4
The loneliness phase of the life cycle | Executive Living | The …
Loneliness is cured by solitude. This astute logic comes from Helen Macdonald's book H is For Hawk. She should know. In the months after her ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
Loneliness summit faces the challenge of keeping people connected
Despite being nationally applauded for its work on isolation, the council previously came under fire for not writing tackling loneliness in its ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
6
Geeks vs. Loneliness: talking, honesty, pizza, depression
This week, we're handing over Geeks Vs Loneliness to someone who's come forward and offered to tell their story. Mister Thirteen is a regular ... «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
7
5 Melancholy Think Out Loud Stories From The Week
... the college may lead to enhanced traffic problems at the “intersection of fun.” Or should it be the “intersection of sadness and loneliness”? «OPB News, Jul 15»
8
17 poignant pictures of Tiger Woods pondering the existential …
17 poignant pictures of Tiger Woods pondering the existential loneliness of life. Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 01:06 PM. Life's not easy for Tiger Woods. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
9
SEMİH İDİZ > Iran deal highlights Turkey's 'precious loneliness'
Why the deal worked out for Iran's nuclear program in May 2010 by Turkey and Brazil was rejected by the U.S., and why the current deal ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»
10
Iran deal highlights Turkey's 'precious loneliness'
It must be clear to everyone at this stage that what AKP circles have been celebrating as Turkey's “precious loneliness,” a euphemism to ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»

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