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    SOLITARINESS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A disposition toward being aloneplay

    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 isolationplay

    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)

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