"loneliness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈloʊnlinəs/ [US] Audio: en-us-loneliness.ogg [US] Forms: loneliness [singular], lonelinesses [plural]
Etymology: lonely + -ness Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|lonely|ness}} lonely + -ness Head templates: {{noun|2=lonelinesses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Loneliness is the sad feeling of being alone and not having friends.
    Sense id: simple-loneliness-en-noun-Etpe9x0o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ness
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