1. the state or quality of being alone; solitude
Usage: rare; literary

Examples

• The loneness of the mountain cabin was both peaceful and unsettling.
• She embraced the loneness of her evening walks through the empty park.
• The poet wrote about the profound loneness he felt in the crowded city.
• His loneness was a choice rather than a burden.
• The loneness of the lighthouse keeper’s life appealed to those seeking solitude.