1.
loneliness; feeling of loneliness; sadness
the emotional state or feeling of being lonely or desolate
寂しさを感じる。
To feel loneliness.
別れの寂しさに耐える。
To endure the sadness of parting.
一人暮らしの寂しさを紛らわす。
To distract oneself from the loneliness of living alone.
FORMATION:
寂しい (lonely - adjective) + さ (nominalizing suffix)
USAGE:
- 寂しさを感じる (to feel loneliness)
- 寂しさに耐える (to endure loneliness)
- 寂しさを紛らわす (to distract from loneliness)
- 寂しさを埋める (to fill the loneliness)
VARIANT:
淋しさ is an alternative kanji spelling with the same meaning.
RELATED EMOTIONS:
- 孤独 (solitude, isolation)
- 切なさ (bittersweetness, sadness)
- 虚しさ (emptiness)
RELATED:
- 寂しい (lonely - adjective)
- 孤独感 (feeling of loneliness)
- 郷愁 (nostalgia, homesickness)