Boredom vs. Loneliness

Boredomnoun

(uncountable) The state of being bored.

Boredomnoun

(countable) An instance or period of being bored; A bored state.

Boredomnoun

The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui.

Boredomnoun

The realm of bores; bores, collectively.

Boredomnoun

the feeling of being bored by something tedious

Boredom

In conventional usage, boredom is an emotional and occasionally psychological state experienced when an individual is left without anything in particular to do, is not interested in their surroundings, or feels that a day or period is dull or tedious. It is also understood by scholars as a modern phenomenon which has a cultural dimension.

Lonelinessnoun

A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions.

Lonelinessnoun

The condition or state of being alone or having no companions.

Lonelinessnoun

The state of being unfrequented or devoid of human activity (of a place or time).

Lonelinessnoun

(obsolete) A desire to be alone; disposition to solitude.

Lonelinessnoun

The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.

Lonelinessnoun

The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the loneliness of a road.

Lonelinessnoun

Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.

Lonelinessnoun

A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.

Lonelinessnoun

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

Lonelinessnoun

sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

Lonelinessnoun

a disposition toward being alone

Loneliness

Loneliness is an unpleasant emotional response to perceived isolation. Loneliness is also described as social pain—a psychological mechanism which motivates individuals to seek social connections.