lonesomeness

• Substantivo que designa o estado ou a tendência de estar só, frequentemente associado a sentimentos de solidão ou isolamento.

A noun referring to a state or disposition of being alone, often associated with feelings of solitude or isolation.

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1. Preference for solitudeC1formal

   A natural tendency or desire to spend time alone rather than with others.

   Preferência pela solidão

   • His lonesomeness was a quiet choice, not a result of shyness.
   • She cherished her lonesomeness, finding it essential for creative work.
   • Some people mistake his lonesomeness for unfriendliness, but he simply values his alone time.
   • The poet's lonesomeneness allowed him to write deeply reflective verses.

   Sinônimosprivacyreclusivenessseclusionsolitudewithdrawal

2. State of being alone and sadC1formal

   The feeling of sorrow or melancholy that comes from being alone, often with a sense of emptiness.

   Solidão

   • After moving to a new city, she experienced a profound lonesomeness.
   • The old man's lonesomeness was visible in the way he stared out the window.
   • There is a difference between solitude and lonesomeness; one is peaceful, the other painful.
   • He tried to fill his lonesomeness with phone calls, but it still lingered.

   Sinônimosalonenessdesolationforlornnessisolationlonelinesssolitude

   Antônimoscompanionshipsociabilitytogetherness