loneliness

noun

1. the state of being alone in solitary isolation

Similar word(s): solitariness

Definition categories: state, isolation

2. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

Similar word(s): desolation, forlornness

Definition categories: feeling, sadness, unhappiness

3. a disposition toward being alone

Similar word(s): aloneness, lonesomeness, solitariness

Definition categories: attribute, disposition, temperament