Collocations for "loneliness"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "loneliness" in context.
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loneliness
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [feeling, sense, sensation] of loneliness
- [deepening, deep, terrible, profound] loneliness
- [soul, heart] -wrenching loneliness
- felt loneliness as [an only child, a bachelor, a widower]
- the loneliness of being [an only child]
- the loneliness of [jail, prison, the cell, solitary confinement]
- the loneliness of a [sailor's, seaman's] life
- fears loneliness more than anything
- has a fear of loneliness
- [taken, consumed, overcome] by loneliness
- [must, needs to] overcome her loneliness
- needs to [fill, fight] his loneliness
- enjoy the loneliness of the [farm, sea, mountains]
'loneliness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):