alonement
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]alonement (uncountable)
- (rare) The state of being alone; solitude.
- [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:
- Henry Corbin translates this term [تَجَرُّد] as esseulement, which could be translated as “alonement,” if such a term existed in English.]
- 2021, Francesca Specter, Alonement: How to be Alone and Absolutely Own it:
- 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.
- 2023 April 30, Claire Luchette, “CHRYSALIS By Anna Metcalfe”, in New York Times Book Review, page 22:
- She advocates radical solitude: “Cut yourself off.” People go wild for the excuse to be selfish in the name of self-care. The woman coins hokey terms like “lonefulness” and “alonement,” and soon her followers start disappearing
- 2024 August 21, Hailey Mensik, “How ‘alonement’ at work is creating spaces for the modern smoke break”, in WorkLife[1]:
- 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, Alejandro Gala, “Redefining Retail: Embracing Alonement in Design to Enhance Individual Shopping Experiences”, in Retail Touch Points[2], archived from the original on 2024-09-09:
- Shopping alone may be the answer. Many retailers are looking to the benefits of alonement, such as reduced stress and enhanced creativity, to inspire their designs.
Usage notes
[edit]- Frequently used in the context of an alonement space.