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- Dictionaryloneliness/ˈləʊnlɪnɪs/
noun
- 1. sadness because one has no friends or company: "feelings of depression and loneliness" Similar
- 2. (of a place) the quality of being unfrequented and remote; isolation: "the loneliness of the farm"
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Loneliness is the unhappiness that is felt by someone because they do not have any friends or do not have anyone to talk to.
Mar 13, 2023 · What does loneliness really mean? Here's all you need to know, from what causes it to how it might impact your health, plus ways to cope and prevent it.
Apr 19, 2018 · n. affective and cognitive discomfort or uneasiness from being or perceiving oneself to be alone or otherwise solitary.
How Do Psychologists Define Loneliness? Loneliness is cognitive discomfort or uneasiness from being or perceiving oneself to be alone, according to the American Psychological...
Jan 18, 2022 · Loneliness is a pervasive public health concern, significantly correlated with increases in health problems and mortality rates [1,2]. A rapidly growing literature is aimed at identifying methods to diagnose the condition and provide help to sufferers (see for an overview). For this to be possible, a plausible description or definition of ...
The earliest known use of the noun loneliness is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for loneliness is from before 1586, in the writing of Sir Philip Sidney, author and courtier. loneliness is formed within English, by derivation.
Jun 25, 2019 · Chronic loneliness is a term to describe loneliness that’s experienced over a long period of time. While loneliness, and chronic loneliness, aren’t specific mental health...
