Lonesomeness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disposition toward being alone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈoʊnsʌmnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈəʊnsʌmnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈəʊnsʌmnəs/

5 syllables Say it as /lˈoʊnsʌmnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

loneliness aloneness solitariness

Word Forms

alone	adjective	isolated from others
lonely	adjective	characterized by or preferring solitude
lonesome	adjective	being the only one; single and isolated from others
solitary	adjective	characterized by or preferring solitude

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einsamkeit

eine Neigung zum Alleinsein

🇫🇷French

solitude

une disposition à être seul

🇪🇸Spanish

soledad

una disposición hacia estar solo

🇮🇹Italian

solitudine

una disposizione verso la solitudine

🇳🇱Dutch

eenzaamheid

een neiging om alleen te zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

solidão

uma disposição para ficar sozinho

🇷🇺Russian

одиночество

склонность к одиночеству

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एकांत

अकेले रहने की प्रवृत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

একাকীত্ব

একা থাকার প্রতি একটি স্বভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

தனிமை

தனியாக இருப்பதை நோக்கிய ஒரு மனோபாவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒంటరితనం

ఒంటరిగా ఉండాలనే ధోరణి

🇮🇳Marathi

एकाकीपणा

एकटे राहण्याचा स्वभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકલતા

એકલા રહેવા પ્રત્યેનો સ્વભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಂಟಿತನ

ಏಕಾಂಗಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ಮನೋಭಾವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏകാന്തത

തനിച്ചായിരിക്കാനുള്ള മനോഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕੱਲਤਾ

ਇਕੱਲੇ ਹੋਣ ਵੱਲ ਇੱਕ ਸੁਭਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنہائی

اکیلے ہونے کی طرف ایک رجحان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

孤独

倾向于独处

🇯🇵Japanese

寂しさ

孤独になる傾向

🇰🇷Korean

외로움

혼자 있는 경향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cô đơn

một khuynh hướng thích ở một mình

🇹🇭Thai

ความเหงา

ทัศนคติต่อการอยู่คนเดียว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesepian

kecenderungan untuk menyendiri

🇵🇭Filipino

kalungkutan

isang disposisyon sa pagiging mag-isa

🇲🇾Malay

kesunyian

kecenderungan untuk bersendirian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الوحدة

الميل نحو البقاء وحيدا

🇮🇷Persian

تنهایی

تمایل به تنهایی

🇹🇷Turkish

yalnızlık

yalnız kalmaya yönelik bir eğilim

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'lonesomeness' is 'a disposition toward being alone'.

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Using 'lonesomeness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lonesomeness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lonesomeness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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