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loneliness

loneliness is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the loneliness of a road.
  2. 2.Love of retirement; disposition to solitude. I see The mystery of your loneliness. Shak.
  3. 3.A feeling of depression resulting from being alone. See Solitude.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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