loneliness
/ˈloʊnlinəs/ noun B2- A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions.
- The condition or state of being alone or having no companions.
- The state of being unfrequented or devoid of human activity (of a place or time).
Plural lonelinesses
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Anne was conscious of a pang of loneliness when she found herself in a room with fifty other students, not one of whom she knew, except the tall, brown-haired boy across the room; and knowing him in the fashion she did, did not help her much, as she reflected pessimistically.
I’d go crazy with trouble and loneliness.
Finally, his eyes came round to the fresh and smiling face of Billy, the young but very wise and tactful page, who had helped a little to fill up the gap of loneliness and isolation which surrounded the saturnine figure of the great detective.
The barren scene, the sense of loneliness, and the mystery and urgency of my task all struck a chill into my heart.
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