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SOLITARINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disposition toward being alone
Synonyms:
aloneness; loneliness; lonesomeness; solitariness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("solitariness" is a kind of...):
disposition; temperament (your usual mood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solitariness"):
friendlessness (being without friends)
reclusiveness (a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation)
Derivation:
solitary (characterized by or preferring solitude)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being alone in solitary isolation
Synonyms:
loneliness; solitariness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("solitariness" is a kind of...):
isolation (a state of separation between persons or groups)
Derivation:
solitary (lacking companions or companionship)
solitary (of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies)
