loneliness

• Substantivo que designa o estado ou sentimento de estar sozinho ou isolado, geralmente acompanhado de tristeza ou do desejo de companhia; também pode descrever uma tendência habitual ao isolamento.

A noun referring to the state or feeling of being alone or isolated, often accompanied by sadness or a longing for companionship, and sometimes describing a habitual disposition toward solitude.

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1. State of being aloneB1formal

   The condition of being by oneself, without company or companionship.

   Solidão

   • He enjoyed the loneliness of the mountain cabin.
   • The astronaut experienced profound loneliness in space.
   • She sought loneliness to clear her mind.

   Sinônimosalonenessisolationseclusionsolitarinesssolitude

   Antônimoscamaraderiecommunitycompanionshipcompanyfellowshipsocietysolidaritytogetherness

2. Sadness from abandonmentB2formal

   A feeling of sadness or melancholy that arises from being forsaken or left alone.

   Solidão

   • After her friends moved away, she was overwhelmed by loneliness.
   • The loneliness of being forgotten by his family was unbearable.
   • He felt a deep loneliness after the breakup.

   Sinônimosdesolationforlornnesslonesomeness

   Antônimosbelongingcompanionshipconnection

3. Preference for solitudeC1formal

   A natural inclination or tendency to prefer being alone rather than with others.

   Preferência pela solidão

   • His loneliness was not a burden but a chosen state.
   • She had a quiet loneliness that made her content.
   • The artist's loneliness fueled his creativity.

   Antônimosconvivialitygregariousnesssociability