lovelorn

[ luhv-lawrn ]

/ ˈlʌvˌlɔrn /

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adjective

being without love; forsaken by one's lover.

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Origin of lovelorn

First recorded in 1625–35; love + lorn

Words nearby lovelorn

love letter, love-lies-bleeding, love life, Lovell, lovelock, lovelorn, lovely, Love makes the world go `round, lovemaking, love match, love nest

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How to use lovelorn in a sentence

He’s the latest in a long legacy of lovelorn men who are a tiresome staple of these ensemble casts.
How I Met Your Father and the Insufferable History of the Lovelorn Sitcom Dude|Eliana Dockterman|January 20, 2022|Time
I certainly have a higher tolerance for lovelorn goofiness when temperatures hit 80.
What’s the Song of the Summer for 2021? Here Are Our Predictions|Kat Moon|June 23, 2021|Time
Griffith is hardly alone amongst the lovelorn, impulsive, and unfortunately tattooed.
Melanie, Leave Antonio On Your Arm: The Emotional Politics of Tattoos|Lizzie Crocker|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then came his turn as Ennis Del Mar, the gay lovelorn cowboy in Brokeback Mountain, and the rest is history.
Rob Lowe: Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful|Tricia Romano|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Lovelorn Cyrano may not have exactly been a player, but Rostand certainly understood the game.
Sex Advice from Cyrano|Ben Crair|July 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A mirror, turned towards an open door, disclosed the lovelorn Hephzibah in the next room.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Donna Angelica never, never came, and Sangiorgio continued to wait, patient and lovelorn.
The conquest of Rome|Matilde Serao
She soothed the lovelorn and pettish damsel with every expression that could gratify pride and rouse high thoughts of revenge.
Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
And I am sure that the most lovelorn maiden on earth must have moments when she would envy that faculty!
Mavis of Green Hill|Faith Baldwin
He halted, waved to her, sighed with his hand on his heart, and looked altogether very lovelorn.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer

British Dictionary definitions for lovelorn

lovelorn

/ (ˈlʌvˌlɔːn) /

adjective

miserable because of unrequited love or unhappiness in love

Derived forms of lovelorn

lovelornness, noun

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