English Explanatory Dictionary

forlornness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

forlornness forlornnesses

Etymology

From Middle English forlorennesse, from Old English forlorenes (“state of being forlorn, perdition, destruction”), equivalent to forlorn + -ness.

Synonyms

lonesomeness misery unhappiness blueness tristesse mirthless blues crestfallenness dejection depression despondency distress dolefulness downheartedness drearihead forlornness grief heartsore ill-being infelicity melancholia melancholy mishappiness mourn prosternation regret rue ruth sadness sorrow sorrowfulness tristfulness undelight woe woefare wretchedness ellingness lonelihood loneliness monopathy
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