loneliness
/ˈləʊnlinəs/noun
उच्चारण लोन्लिनस
अकेलापन, एकाकीपन
Core word
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[U]
the unhappy feeling of being alone or of having no friends or nobody to talk to
अकेलापन, एकाकीपन
- Many old people suffer from loneliness.
- After moving to a new city, she felt a deep sense of loneliness.
- Loneliness is a growing problem among old people in big cities.
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- He tried to forget his loneliness by listening to music.
- Living far from home for the first time, she often felt loneliness in the evenings.
Opposite companionship
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[U]
the fact of being far from other people or places
सूनापन, निर्जनता
- the loneliness of the desert road
- The soldier wrote about the loneliness of life at a remote border post.
- The loneliness of the mountain pass made the travellers uneasy.
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- Sailors speak of the loneliness of long weeks at sea.
- He enjoyed the loneliness of the beach early in the morning.
Synonyms remoteness isolation
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
loneliness (uncountable noun)
Loneliness is uncountable. It takes no a and no plural, and it is followed by a singular verb.
Loneliness uncountable है। इसके साथ a नहीं लगता, बहुवचन नहीं बनता और singular verb आती है।
- Loneliness is common among old people living alone.
- Her loneliness grew after the move.
loneliness of + noun
Use 'the loneliness of' to say who or what suffers or causes the feeling.
यह बताने के लिए कि यह भावना किसे होती है या किससे होती है, 'the loneliness of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The loneliness of a night watchman is hard to imagine.
- He wrote about the loneliness of city life.
feel / suffer from loneliness
The common verbs are feel, suffer from, fight and ease loneliness. After 'suffer', use from.
इसके साथ सामान्य क्रियाएँ feel, suffer from, fight और ease हैं। 'Suffer' के बाद from आता है।
- Many students feel loneliness in a hostel.
- He suffers from loneliness since his wife died.
a sense / feeling of loneliness
To make it countable in meaning, use 'a sense of' or 'a feeling of' before loneliness.
अर्थ को गिनने योग्य रूप देने के लिए loneliness के पहले 'a sense of' या 'a feeling of' लगाया जाता है।
- She had a deep sense of loneliness in the big house.
- A feeling of loneliness came over him at the station.
+Collocations 4
adjective + loneliness
deepextremesocialgrowingpainful
- Social loneliness is rising among young adults.
verb + loneliness
feeleaseovercomereducecause
- A pet can ease the loneliness of an old person.
loneliness + of
of old ageof exileof a long journeyof the hostel
- He spoke of the loneliness of old age.
noun + of loneliness
sensefeelingfearyearsmoments
- She felt a sense of loneliness at her first job.
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- Loneliness can affect a student's health as much as exam stress.
अकेलापन एक विद्यार्थी के स्वास्थ्य को उतना ही प्रभावित कर सकता है जितना परीक्षा का तनाव।
- The club was started to fight the loneliness of senior citizens.
यह क्लब वरिष्ठ नागरिकों के अकेलेपन से लड़ने के लिए शुरू किया गया।
- Radhika found loneliness hardest on festival days away from home.
राधिका को घर से दूर त्योहार के दिनों में अकेलापन सबसे अधिक कठिन लगा।
- Poets often describe the loneliness of a mountain village in winter.
कवि प्रायः सर्दियों में पहाड़ी गाँव के अकेलेपन का वर्णन करते हैं।
- Phone calls from home eased his loneliness a little.
घर से आने वाले फ़ोन ने उसके अकेलेपन को थोड़ा कम किया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She felt a loneliness in the new town.
✓ She felt loneliness in the new town.
Loneliness is uncountable, so a is not used before it directly.
Loneliness uncountable है, इसलिए इसके ठीक पहले a नहीं लगता।
✗ His loneliness are increasing day by day.
✓ His loneliness is increasing day by day.
Loneliness is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
Loneliness uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Loneliness is sad aloneness, while the nearby words describe states without the sadness.
Loneliness उदासी भरा अकेलापन है, जबकि पास के शब्द बिना उदासी की स्थितियाँ बताते हैं।
The sad feeling of having no company or friends.
साथ या मित्रों के अभाव की उदास भावना।
- Loneliness made the hostel nights long.
The state of being alone, often by choice and peacefully.
अकेले होने की स्थिति, प्रायः अपनी इच्छा से और शांति के साथ।
- He enjoyed the solitude of the library.
Being separated from others, often by distance or circumstances.
दूरी या परिस्थितियों के कारण दूसरों से कट जाना।
- The village lives in isolation during floods.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse loneliness (an unhappy feeling of being alone) and solitude (the state of being alone, often by choice and often pleasant).
Loneliness (अकेले होने की दुखद भावना) और solitude (अकेले रहने की अवस्था, जो अक्सर अपनी इच्छा से और सुखद होती है) में भ्रमित न हों।