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loneliness

lo·ne·li·ness

US/ˈloʊnlinəs/ fairly common

noun

1.

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

Synonyms
2.

sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

3.

Origin

From lonely + -ness.

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