lostness

English

Etymology

From lost +‎ -ness.

Noun

lostness (countable and uncountable, plural lostnesses)

  1. The fact or quality of being lost.
    • 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 170:
      It came without warning, and she seemed to collapse on completely on the bed where she was sitting, with a lostness about her which startled me.
    • 2009 February 8, Adam Kirsch, “Intimate Betrayals”, in The New York Times Book Review‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 July 2025:
      When a stranger comes to their door asking for someone named Shauntrelle, it’s like a demonstration of their lostness.

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