lonesomeness

noun

Definition of lonesomenessnext
as in loneliness

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  1. loneliness
  2. solitude
  3. isolation
Noun
  • The band might seriously hold an inkling to the cure to the male loneliness crisis.
    — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • On the one hand, there’s a fascination with collective joy and the forms of vernacular invention that aspire to it; on the other, there’s an underlying melancholy that points to the inevitability of isolation, an epistemology of loneliness.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of loneliness
Noun
  • As the moon squares off with Saturn, solitude and self-reflection are crucial.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Where Hsu’s early work was filled with the people in his life, his work over the past decade is marked by a kind of solitude.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of solitude
Noun
  • The new study challenges assumptions about immigrant community isolation, Wilson added.
    — Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But the move is a symbolic expression of displeasure with Israel by some of its closest allies, and new sign of its growing isolation as a result of the Gaza war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of isolation
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“Lonesomeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lonesomeness. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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