Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aloneness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: alone-ness
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being alone; solitude, isolation.

Countable; Uncountable

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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: alonnesse
Suffix: alone

Usage

Inflected Forms

alonenesses (plural)

Phrases

stand-aloneness

Frequently Paired Words

stand-aloneness

Synonyms

oneship seclusion aloneness isolation loneliness loneness onehead onlyhood onliness solitariness solitude

Antonyms

togetherness

Questions

What does aloneness mean?: The state of being alone; solitude, isolation.
Where does aloneness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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