forlorn
[ fawr-lawrn ]
/ fɔrˈlɔrn /
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adjective
desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
lonely and sad; forsaken.
expressive of hopelessness; despairing: forlorn glances.
bereft; destitute: forlorn of comfort.
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Origin of forlorn
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2. See desolate.
OTHER WORDS FROM forlorn
for·lorn·ly, adverbfor·lorn·ness, nounun·for·lorn, adjectiveWords nearby forlorn
fork out, fork over, fork-tender, forky, Forlì, forlorn, forlorn hope, for love or money, form, formability, Formad's kidney
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British Dictionary definitions for forlorn
forlorn
/ (fəˈlɔːn) /
adjective
miserable, wretched, or cheerless; desolate
deserted; forsaken
(postpositive foll by of) destitute; bereftforlorn of hope
desperatethe last forlorn attempt
Derived forms of forlorn
forlornly, adverbforlornness, nounWord Origin for forlorn
Old English forloren lost, from forlēosan to lose; related to Old Saxon farliosan, Gothic fraliusan, Greek luein to release
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