Loneliness is the unhappiness that is felt by someone because they do not have any friends or do not have anyone to talk to.
I have so many friends, but deep down, underneath, I have a fear of loneliness.
Synonyms: solitude, isolation, desolation, seclusion More Synonyms of loneliness
Examples of 'loneliness' in a sentence
loneliness
Long-term relationship problems can be attributed to early isolation and loneliness.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He said that frail older people with physical and mental health problems were at particular risk of loneliness and isolation at this time of year.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This extra levy will force more people into loneliness and isolation.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The fear of loneliness belongs to the younger generation.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It will only increase your unhappiness and loneliness.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Deal with your loss and loneliness first.
The Sun (2013)
This can lead to isolation and loneliness.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His most basic requirement was relief from a niggling fear of loneliness.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Old age can be a time of intense loneliness and isolation.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Fear of loneliness governs so many of our actions.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
No one likes the feeling of loneliness and isolation which a sufferer from excessiveanxiety endures.
Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)
Fear and loneliness would be banished at a stroke.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Loneliness and isolation is a major factor.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Loneliness and isolation are two big threats to wellbeing.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was not till she entered her own door that she felt the reaction of a deeper loneliness.
Edith Wharton The House of Mirth (1905)
His triumphs on the political stage were won at the cost of unhappiness, loneliness and disappointment.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The picture evokes longing and sadness, loneliness and loss.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She was wrapped in fear, loneliness and an inner isolation.
Wilkinson, Helena Beyond Chaotic Eating (1993)
He was also deeply flawed and troubled, and his essential loneliness and unhappiness were evident to all who knew him.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They are stuck in that whirling vortex of unhappiness, loneliness and boredom; maybe their partner is working long hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Quotations
Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide wide sea! And never a saint took pity on My soul in agonySamuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Ancient Mariner
In other languages
loneliness
British English: loneliness /ˈləʊnlɪnɪs/ NOUN
Loneliness is the unhappiness that is felt by someone because they do not have any friends or do not have anyone to talk to.
I have a fear of loneliness.
American English: loneliness
Arabic: وِحْدَةٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: solidão
Chinese: 孤独
Croatian: usamljenost
Czech: samota osamělost
Danish: ensomhed
Dutch: eenzaamheid
European Spanish: soledad
Finnish: yksinäisyys
French: solitude
German: Einsamkeit
Greek: μοναξιά
Italian: solitudine
Japanese: 孤独
Korean: 고독
Norwegian: ensomhet
Polish: samotność
European Portuguese: solidão
Romanian: singurătate
Russian: одиночество
Latin American Spanish: soledad
Swedish: ensamhet
Thai: ความเหงา
Turkish: yalnızlık
Ukrainian: самотність
Vietnamese: sự cô đơn
Chinese translation of 'loneliness'
loneliness
(ˈləunlɪnɪs)
n(u)
孤独(獨) (gūdú)
(noun)
Deep down I have a fear of loneliness.
Synonyms
solitude
Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.
isolation
the isolation he endured while he was in captivity
desolation
We looked out upon a scene of utter desolation.
seclusion
They love the seclusion of their garden.
aloneness
dreariness
solitariness
forlornness
lonesomeness mainly US, Canadian)
desertedness
Quotation
Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide wide sea! And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony [Samuel Taylor Coleridge – The Ancient Mariner]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of desolation
Definition
solitary misery
We looked out upon a scene of utter desolation.
Synonyms
bleakness,
isolation,
loneliness,
solitude,
wildness,
barrenness,
solitariness,
forlornness,
desolateness
in the sense of isolation
the isolation he endured while he was in captivity