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Loneliness vs Retiredness - What's the difference?

loneliness | retiredness | Related terms |

Loneliness is a related term of retiredness.


As nouns the difference between loneliness and retiredness

is that loneliness is a feeling of depression resulting from being alone while retiredness is quality of being retired or withdrawn.

loneliness

English

(wikipedia loneliness)

Noun

  • A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
  • The condition or state of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.
  • The state of being unfrequented.
    • the loneliness of a road
  • (obsolete) Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.
    • I see / The mystery of your loneliness . — Shakespeare.

    See also

    * solitude

    retiredness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Quality of being retired or withdrawn.