forlorn
[ fawr-lawrn ]
/ fɔrˈlɔrn /
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.
Nearby words
forked chain, forked lightning, forkful, forklift, forky, forlorn, forlorn hope, forlì, form, form an opinion, form class
Origin of forlorn
SYNONYMS FOR forlorn
Related forms
for·lorn·ly, adverbfor·lorn·ness, nounun·for·lorn, adjectiveSynonym study
2. See desolate.
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forlorn
/ (fəˈlɔːn) /
adjective
miserable, wretched, or cheerless; desolate
deserted; forsaken
(postpositive foll by of) destitute; bereftforlorn of hope
desperatethe last forlorn attempt
Derived Forms
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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