I have been using the word aloneness a lot lately. So I decided to look it up. I had already noticed that in the word there was al one …. adj. 1. Being apart from others; solitary. 2. Being without anyone or anything else; only. 3. Considered separately from all others of the same class. 4. Being without equal; unique. adv. 1. Without others: sang alone while the choir listened. 2. Without help: carried the suitcases alone. 3. Exclusively; only: The burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone. ________________________________________ [Middle English : al, all; see all + one, one; see one.] ________________________________________ a·lone ness n. Synonyms: alone, lonely, lonesome, solitary These adjectives describe lack of companionship. Alone emphasizes being apart from others but does not necessarily imply unhappiness: "I am never less alone, than when I am alone" (James Howell).
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 09:24:10 +0000
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