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forlorn definition

for·lorn (fôr lôrn′, fər-)

adjective

  1. abandoned or deserted
    1. lonely and sad; unhappy and neglected
    2. without hope; desperate
  3. bereft or deprived (of)

Etymology: ME forloren < OE, pp. of forleosan, to lose utterly: see for- & lose

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forlorn Synonyms

forlorn

modif.

forsaken, desolate, forgotten, miserable; see abandoned 1.


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forlorn Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: Hanging baskets try in vain to hide the rather forlorn look of the station.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • look: DONâT MISS: The royal barge â itâs floating in the visitor center THE wombat with the tartan eye patch looks a bit forlorn.

Modifies a noun

  • hope: You will really gamble on a forlorn hope to the tune of sixteen francs?

Used with adjective complement

  • stand: Now the trees stand forlorn in the gathering gloom.
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forlorn quotes

Wandering between two worlds, one dead, The other powerless to be born, With nowhere yet to rest my head, Like these, on earth I wait forlorn.

-Arnold, Matthew

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