aloneness
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a word derived from
alone.
aloneadjectiveseparate, apart, or isolated from others.
Example Sentences
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So this one was about some of the things that older women are facing: aloneness and loneliness and friendship and loss and family and healing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
In a world filled with endless connections and constant communication, the relationship between loneliness and aloneness is not always clear.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2023
I had made peace with my aloneness after so many years, and I had even found pleasure in my independence.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2023
“I liked his aloneness in the tumultuous room, his concentration on the outsized beef bone at hand.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022
There is a kind of alchemy to it, when one human touches another and makes the aloneness less terrifying.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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