Synonyms of the word

forlornness

• n. The state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.

desolation

• n. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
• n. The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess.
• n. A place or country wasted and forsaken.

loneliness

• n. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
• n. The condition or state of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.
• n. The state of being unfrequented.
• n. (obsolete) Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.

sadness

• n. (uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
• n. (countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.

unhappiness

• n. The feeling of not being happy.