Lonliness or loneliness?
Did you mean loneliness? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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lonliness
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loneliness
Correct spelling: loneliness. Misspelling: lonliness.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Lonely changes Y to I: lone-LI-ness. Keep the E of lone.
Why people write “lonliness”
The misspelling “lonliness” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make loneliness automatic.
Other misspellings of “loneliness”
People also write “lonelyness”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“lonelyness”
Correct spelling: loneliness. Misspelling: lonelyness.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “lonelyness” is only one letter off: it uses Y in place of I; the two letters can sound alike here.
What does “loneliness” mean?
loneliness noun
- the state of being alone in solitary isolation
Synonyms:solitariness
- sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
Synonyms:forlornnessdesolation
- a disposition toward being alone
Synonyms:alonenesslonesomenesssolitariness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Loneliness” in a sentence
- Loneliness can affect anyone.
Is “loneliness” a playable word?
10 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“lonliness” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from LONELINESS.