loneliness

noun

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: lone-li-ness (3)

English Definition

Sadness because one has no friends or company

Example Sentence

She began to feel loneliness after moving to the city.

US IPA /ˈloʊn.li.nəs/

UK IPA /ˈləʊn.li.nəs/

solitude isolation desolation friendlessness aloneness

companionship togetherness friendship