loneliness
noun/ˈloʊnlinəs/
Frequency rank: #6,437 most common English word
Meaning
the state of feeling sad due to being alone or lacking companionship
Example sentence
After moving to a new city, she felt deep loneliness because she had no friends nearby.
Synonyms & related words
Practice this word in the quiz
More words in ranks 6,401–6,500
- inceptionThe beginning or start of something.
- incompetentlacking the skill or ability to do something properly.
- indefinitelyfor an unlimited or unspecified period of time
- interveneto come between parties in a dispute in order to prevent conflict or change the outcome.
- lobstera large shellfish with claws and a hard shell, often eaten as seafood.
- malariaa serious disease transmitted by mosquito bites, causing fever and chills.
- manifestoA public declaration of intentions, policies, or views, especially by a political group or leader.
- mazea complex network of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way.
- monasterya building or community where monks live together under religious rules.
- narrowlyby only a small margin; just barely