Aloneness

/əˈloʊn.nəs/ noun

Definition

The state or quality of being alone; solitude without necessarily implying sadness or loneliness.

Etymology

From 'alone' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness.' The word is more neutral than 'loneliness,' which emphasizes emotional pain, while 'aloneness' can simply describe the objective state of being by oneself.

Kelly Says

English is smart—'aloneness' and 'loneliness' sound similar but mean different things. You can be alone and happy (aloneness), or alone and miserable (loneliness). The difference between those two words is basically the difference between solitude and sadness!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ለብስ
le-bis
ARالعربية
وحدة
wa-h-da
BNবাংলা
বিলাস
bi-la-s
CACatalà
solitud
so-li-tud
CSČeština
osamělost
o-sa-me-lost
DADansk
ensomhed
en-som-hed
DEDeutsch
Einsamkeit
ein-za-me-t
ELΕλληνικά
μόνος
mo-nos
ESEspañol
soledad
so-le-dad
FAفارسی
تنهایی
ta-nhai
FISuomi
yksinäisyys
yi-ksin-a-i-syys
FRFrançais
solitude
so-li-tood
GUGU
અલoneness
a-lo-ne-ss
HAHA
tsoro
tso-ro
HEעברית
בודדוּת
bo-de-dut
HIहिन्दी
अकेलापन
a-ke-la-pan
HUMagyar
magány
ma-ga-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesepian
ke-se-pi-an
IGIG
alụ
a-lu
ITItaliano
solitudine
so-li-too-dine
JA日本語
孤独
ko-do-ku
KKKK
тұрақтылық
tu-ra-k-ty-lik
KMKM
ឯកទេ
a-ek-te
KO한국어
외로움
oe-ro-um
MRMR
अकेलेपणा
a-ke-le-pa-na
MSBahasa Melayu
kesepian
ke-se-pi-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်
chaw-ku
NLNederlands
eenzaamheid
e-en-zaam-heid
NONorsk
ensomhet
en-som-het
PAPA
ਅਕਾਲਪਣ
a-kaal-pa-n
PLPolski
samotność
sa-mot-no-st
PTPortuguês
solidão
so-li-dao
RORomână
singurătatea
sin-gu-ru-ta-tea
RUРусский
одиночество
o-di-no-che-stvo
SVSvenska
ensamhet
en-sam-het
SWKiswahili
ukimwi
oo-kim-wi
TAதமிழ்
வெறுமை
ve-ru-mai
TEతెలుగు
ఒంటరితనం
o-n-ta-ri-ta-nam
THไทย
ความเหงา
kwam-hng-a
TLTL
pag-iisa
pa-gi-i-sa
TRTürkçe
yalnızlık
ya-ln-li-z
UKУкраїнська
одина
o-di-na
URاردو
تنہائی
ta-ha-i
VITiếng Việt
sự cô đơn
su-co-don
YOYO
aló
a-lo
ZH中文
孤独
gū-dú
ZUZU
ubuhle
oo-boo-hle

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