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alonement

alonement noun: the state of being alone; solitude.

Noun

alonement (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state of being alone; solitude.
    • Henry Corbin translates this term [تَجَرُّد] as esseulement, which could be translated as “alonement,” if such a term existed in English.[2014 February, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, “Happiness and the attainment of happiness: an Islamic perspective”, in The Journal of Law and Religion, footnote 45, page 6
    • It would serve us well to think of these ideas – from the shed to the man-cave to the room of one’s own – under the wider umbrella of alonement, because alonement is worth valuing, whatever the hell you choose to do with it behind closed doors.2021, Francesca Specter, Alonement: How to be Alone and Absolutely Own it

Examples of alonement in a sentence

  • The woman coins hokey terms like “lonefulness” and “alonement,” and soon her followers start disappearing2023 April 30, Claire Luchette, “CHRYSALIS By Anna Metcalfe”, in New York Times Book Review, page 22:
  • Nabholz recently worked on a project with a major tech company which he couldn’t name due to confidentiality agreements to build a greenhouse-like alonement section in the middle of its office space.2024 August 21, Hailey Mensik, “How ‘alonement’ at work is creating spaces for the modern smoke break”, in WorkLife:
  • Many retailers are looking to the benefits of alonement, such as reduced stress and enhanced creativity, to inspire their designs.2024 August 21, Alejandro Gala, “Redefining Retail: Embracing Alonement in Design to Enhance Individual Shopping Experiences”, in Retail...

Origin of alonement

From alone + -ment.

Questions about alonement

What does alonement mean?
Alonement means the state of being alone; solitude.
How do you use alonement in a sentence?
The woman coins hokey terms like “lonefulness” and “alonement,” and soon her followers start disappearing
What part of speech is alonement?
Alonement is a noun.

Words near alonement in the dictionary

  1. alone
  2. alone in a crowd
  3. alonelier
  4. aloneliest
  5. alonely
  6. alonement
  7. aloneness
  8. alonenesses
  9. aloner
  10. aloners
  11. alonest

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