lonesomeness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lonesomeness
    n 1: a disposition toward being alone [syn: {aloneness},
         {loneliness}, {lonesomeness}, {solitariness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lonesome \Lone"some\, a. [Compar. {Lonesomer}; superl.
   {Lonesomest}.]
   1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings;
      solitary.
      [1913 Webster]

            Like one that on a lonesome road
            Doth walk in fear and dread.          --Coleridge.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to
      feel lonesome.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Lone"some*ly}, adv. --
      {Lone"some*ness}, n.
      [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lonesomeness \lone"some*ness\ n.
   1. a disposition toward being alone.

   Syn: aloneness, loneliness, solitude.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. The condition of being alone; the feeling of sadness
      resulting from being alone.
      [PJC]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

20 Moby Thesaurus words for "lonesomeness":
      alienation, aloneness, aloofness, celibacy, detachment, isolation,
      keeping apart, loneliness, loneness, moving apart, privacy,
      seclusion, separateness, sequestration, single blessedness,
      singleness, solitariness, solitude, splendid isolation,
      withdrawal

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