sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.

The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the loneliness of a road.

Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.

A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.

The state of being lonely.

Solitude; retirement.

Birdalone waked in her loneliness till the day was spent, and somewhat worn of the night; then she fell asleep for weariness; but so it was, that before dusk she had deemed that a blue cloud lay before her in the offing which moved not. – The Water of the Wondrous Isles by William Morris

And yet the fact that they were there took away some of his loneliness. – Baree, Son of Kazan by James Oliver Curwood

He spoke of his loneliness, which he had never realized. – The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete by Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 5, 2009

His sense of loneliness was increased when he reflected that Vona would not be at her desk in the morning. – When Egypt Went Broke by Holman Day

She was, in her own living loneliness, a French Revolution. – A Short History of England by G. K. Chesterton

Maggie's heart was a confusion of rage, surprise, loneliness and pride. – The Captives by Hugh Walpole

Work may be done in loneliness. – Miss Ellis's Mission by Mary P. Wells Smith

Your loneliness shall never be invaded. – Pelham, Complete by Edward Bulwer-Lytton Last Updated: March 16, 2009

But at night the loneliness returned, and was only the more intense because, for some hours on end, she had been able to forget it. – The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson

The sense of loneliness was relieved. – Fletcher of Madeley by Frederic W. Macdonald

You are learning now what loneliness is. – Floyd Grandon's Honor by Amanda Minnie Douglas

" You see, I was crying out here on the porch with loneliness when you found me. – The Tinder-Box by Maria Thompson Daviess

He was dying in loneliness. – The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories by Ethel M. Dell

Loneliness sat lightly upon him, so it seemed. – The Sweep Winner by Nat Gould

What a fearful kind of pleasure in its silence and loneliness! – The Complete PG Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (The Physician and Poet not the Jurist)

I answered that I had not, and as soon as he galloped on, I walked back as rapidly as possible, somewhat frightened at the loneliness of my position. – At the Mercy of Tiberius by August Evans Wilson

Lighting up my pipe once more, and drawing to the fire, I suddenly realised a sense of loneliness. – The Quest of the Golden Girl by Richard le Gallienne

His loneliness was intense in that moment as was hers. – The Woman With The Fan by Robert Hichens