noun
- the state or quality of being gone; absence or disappearance
Usage: informal; often used to describe the feeling or fact of someone or something no longer being present
Examples
- The goneness of her childhood home made her feel nostalgic.
- He struggled with the goneness of his best friend after the move.
- The goneness of the old theater was mourned by the entire community.
- She felt the goneness of summer as autumn approached.
- The goneness of trust in their relationship was irreversible.