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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
alienation, aloneness, aloofness, celibacy, detachment, isolation, keeping apart, loneness, lonesomeness, moving apart, privacy, seclusion, separateness, sequestration, single blessedness, singleness, solitariness, solitude, splendid isolation, withdrawal
Dictionary Results for loneliness:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
loneliness
    n 1: the state of being alone in solitary isolation [syn:
         loneliness, solitariness]
    2: sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned [syn:
       forlornness, loneliness, desolation]
    3: a disposition toward being alone [syn: aloneness,
       loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Loneliness \Lone"li*ness\, n.
   1. The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.
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   2. The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the
      loneliness of a road.
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   3. Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.
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            I see
            The mystery of your loneliness.       --Shak.
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   4. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
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   Syn: Solitude; seclusion. See Solitude.
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