1. (

• loneliness ,
• solitariness

) the state of being alone in solitary isolation ;

2. (

• forlornness ,
• loneliness ,
• desolation ,

) sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned ;

3. (

• aloneness ,
• loneliness ,
• lonesomeness ,
• solitariness

) a disposition toward being alone ;