loneliness

 
Pronunciation: /ˈləʊnlɪnɪs/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1sadness because one has no friends or company: feelings of depression and loneliness
  • the fact of being without companions; solitariness: the loneliness of a sailor’s life
  • 2(of a place) the quality of being unfrequented and remote; isolation: the loneliness of the farm