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solitariness

noun
/ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ɹɪnəs/UK

Etymology

From solitary + -ness.

  1. derived from sōlitārius
  2. inherited from solitarie
  3. suffixed as solitariness — “solitary + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being solitary.

    • In both a mazefull ſolitarineſſe: / In night of ſprites the gaſtly powers to ſtur, / In thee or ſprites or ſprited gaſtlineſſe: […]
    • So much as doing good is better than not doing evil, will I account Christian good fellowship better than an eremitish and melancholy solitariness.

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