Aloneness
/əˈloʊn.nəs/noun
The state of being alone or solitary.
Did you know?The core of *alone* is historically tied to the idea of being “all one,” not to abandonment or sadness, which is why the word can feel spiritually complete as well as isolating.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
all āna
“literally “all one,” meaning entirely by oneself”
Middle English
ME
al one
“by oneself; solitary”
14th Century
English
alone
“separate from others; by oneself”
15th Century
English
alonnesse
“the condition or state of being alone”
Modern English
English
aloneness
“the state of being alone or solitary”