lonesomeness

And afterwards we would watch the lonesomeness of the river, and kind of lazy along, and by and by lazy off to sleep.

“They call it the lonesomeness here,” said Joan, her voice weary as with the weight of the day.

The lonesomeness,” said Mackenzie, with a curious dwelling on the word; “I never heard it used in that specific sense before.

But she fretted under a discontent that made her miserable, even though it did not strain her reason like the lonesomeness.

The lonesomeness, and the hopelessness, and the wretchedness of life have disappeared.