Sadness vs Lonely - What's the difference?
sadness | lonely |
(uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
(countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.
Unhappy because of feelings of loneliness.
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without companions; solitary.
As a noun sadness
is (uncountable) the state or emotion of being sad.As an adjective lonely is
unhappy because of feelings of loneliness.sadness
English
(wikipedia sadness)Noun
- She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.
Synonyms
* (state of being sad) forlornness, melancholy * (event causing sadness) misfortune, woelonely
English
Adjective
(er)The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}