Loneliness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈoʊnlinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈəʊnlinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈəʊnlinəs/

4 syllables Say it as /lˈoʊnlinəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lonesomeness solitariness forlornness aloneness desolation

Word Forms

lonely	adjective	lacking companions or companionship
solitary	adjective	of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
desolate	verb	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
alone	adjective	isolated from others
lonesome	adjective	being the only one; single and isolated from others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einsamkeit

der Zustand des Alleinseins in einsamer Isolation

🇫🇷French

solitude

l'état d'être seul dans un isolement solitaire

🇪🇸Spanish

soledad

el estado de estar solo en aislamiento solitario

🇮🇹Italian

solitudine

lo stato di essere soli in solitario isolamento

🇳🇱Dutch

eenzaamheid

de staat van alleen zijn in eenzaam isolement

🇵🇹Portuguese

solidão

o estado de estar sozinho em isolamento solitário

🇷🇺Russian

одиночество

состояние одиночества в одиночной изоляции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अकेलापन

एकान्त अलगाव में अकेले रहने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

একাকীত্ব

নির্জন বিচ্ছিন্নতায় একা থাকার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

தனிமை

தனிமையில் தனிமையில் இருக்கும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒంటరితనం

ఒంటరిగా ఒంటరిగా ఉండే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

एकाकीपणा

एकांतात एकटे राहण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકલતા

એકાંતમાં એકલા રહેવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಂಟಿತನ

ಏಕಾಂತದಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕಾಂಗಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏകാന്തത

ഏകാന്തമായ ഒറ്റപ്പെടലിൽ തനിച്ചാകുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕੱਲਤਾ

ਇਕੱਲੇ ਇਕੱਲੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنہائی

تنہائی میں تنہا رہنے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

孤独

独自一人处于孤立的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

孤独

孤独に孤立して一人でいる状態

🇰🇷Korean

외로움

고독한 고립 속에 혼자 있는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cô đơn

tình trạng cô đơn trong sự cô lập

🇹🇭Thai

ความเหงา

สภาวะของการอยู่คนเดียวอย่างโดดเดี่ยว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesendirian

keadaan sendirian dalam isolasi tersendiri

🇵🇭Filipino

kalungkutan

ang estado ng pagiging nag-iisa sa pag-iisa

🇲🇾Malay

kesunyian

keadaan bersendirian dalam pengasingan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الشعور بالوحدة

حالة البقاء وحيدًا في عزلة انفرادية

🇮🇷Persian

تنهایی

حالت تنها بودن در انزوای انفرادی

🇹🇷Turkish

yalnızlık

yalnız başına izolasyonda yalnız olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּדִידוּת

המצב של להיות לבד בבידוד בודד

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