aloneness

aloneness
noun see alone I

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Aloneness — A*lone ness, n. A state of being alone, or without company; solitariness. [R.] Bp. Montagu. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aloneness — alone ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB 1) on one s own; by oneself. 2) isolated and lonely. 3) only; exclusively. ● leave (or let) alone Cf. ↑let alone DERIVATIVES aloneness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • aloneness — See alone. * * * …   Universalium

  • aloneness — noun The state of being alone; solitude, isolation. Syn: solitude …   Wiktionary

  • aloneness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being alone: isolation, loneliness, singleness, solitariness, solitude. See INCLUDE …   English dictionary for students

  • aloneness — n. solitude, loneliness; singularity, uniqueness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • aloneness — alone·ness …   English syllables

  • aloneness — noun a disposition toward being alone (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑loneliness, ↑lonesomeness, ↑solitariness • Derivationally related forms: ↑solitary (for: ↑solitariness), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • alone — aloneness, n. /euh lohn /, adj. (used predicatively) 1. separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone. 2. to the exclusion of all others or all else: One cannot live by bread alone. 3. unique; unequaled; unexcelled: He is alone… …   Universalium

  • Existential therapy — Existential psychotherapy is partly based on the existential belief that human beings are alone in the world. fact|date=September 2008 This aloneness leads to feelings of meaninglessness which can be overcome only by creating one s own values and …   Wikipedia

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