Synonyms

lovelorn

American

[luhv-lawrn] / ˈlʌvˌlɔrn /

adjective

being without love; forsaken by one's lover.

lovelorn British

/ ˈlʌvˌlɔːn /

adjective

miserable because of unrequited love or unhappiness in love

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Other Word Forms

lovelornness noun

Etymology

Origin of lovelorn

First recorded in 1625–35; love + lorn

Example Sentences

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This isn’t bro country; it’s songs for aching hearts, for dreamers, for the lovelorn, steeped in pop, rock, Tejano and Mariachi.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025

“Ghost” is for the lovelorn ceramics obsessives; “Soul” for the jazz lovers; “Beetlejuice” for the freaks.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

Wilson was ramping up to the sonic inventions of “Pet Sounds,” but this era-transitional single captured the old lovelorn magic and dreaminess in an increasingly robust arrangement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

As the lovelorn samurai Musashi, he was a grounding presence inside a confusing-as-hell narrative.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2024

This was very hard, but hardest of all when Echo, too, with all the other lovelorn maidens, loved Narcissus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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