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Definition of "goneness" [gone•ness]

  • A state of exhaustion or faintness, especially from hunger. (noun)

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Use "goneness" in a sentence
  • "And when they go away again, their goneness is that much more emphatic."
  • "SINKING SENSATIONS: -- Many women have a feeling of weakness or "goneness" at about eleven o'clock in the morning, and are led by it to the injurious practice of eating between meals."
  • "For a long time I could never rid myself of a sensation of 'goneness' when I read the figures indicating the distance to St. Petersburg."