Lone"li*ness (?), n.
1.
The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.
2.
The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the loneliness of a road.
3.
Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.
I see
The mystery of your loneliness.
Shak.
4.
A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
Syn. -- Solitude; seclusion. See Solitude.
© Webster 1913.