aloneness

Definition

The state of being alone; solitude, isolation.

Etymology

From Middle English alonnesse; equivalent to alone + -ness.

Example Sentences

• "Suddenly, [...] he saw all this as romantic — the last legionary, his aloneness, the lost cause really lost — and instinctively he pulled in his paunch, stroked down his hair to cover the naked part of the scalp, and wiped the sweat off his cheeks."