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# loneliness

«loneliness» in Mova's school dictionary: **the sad feeling you have when you are alone or feel that…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (loneliness, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Loneliness is the sad feeling you have when you are alone or feel that nobody cares about you or understands you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loneliness/#m1)

2) Loneliness can also mean being in a place far from other people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loneliness/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In PSHE and everyday life pupils learn that loneliness is a common feeling, that you can feel lonely even in a crowd, and that talking to someone, joining in or inviting others helps. In stories it shows a character's sadness and need for friendship. Phrases: «feel loneliness», «a sense of loneliness», «cure loneliness».

### examples

- After moving to a new school, Sam felt great loneliness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loneliness/#x1)
- Loneliness can make people feel sad and tired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loneliness/#x2)
- Visiting older neighbours helps with their loneliness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loneliness/#x3)
- You can feel loneliness even in a busy playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loneliness/#x4)
- The lighthouse keeper got used to the loneliness of the island. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loneliness/#x5)
- Inviting someone to play can end their loneliness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loneliness/#x6)
- The story was about a robot's loneliness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loneliness/#x7)
- If loneliness makes you very sad, tell a trusted adult. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loneliness/#x8)

### note

Uncountable: no «a» and no plural. From «lonely» (adjective) plus «-ness»; note the y changes to i. Not the same as being alone: you can be alone and happy («solitude») or with people and lonely.

### In the corpora

- [Grown-ups have all the same feelings children have: anger, sadness, fear, loneliness, jealousy, embarrassment and pride.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/0/)
- [Neighbours who seem grumpy often have a reason, such as damaged plants, tiredness or loneliness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/473-the-ball-over-the-fence-and-the-grumpy-old-man-next-door/27/)
- [Many older people live alone, and loneliness can make a person seem cross.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/473-the-ball-over-the-fence-and-the-grumpy-old-man-next-door/31/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «loneliness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loneliness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.