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   forlorn

   /fəˈlɔːn/

   adjective

   • 1. pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely: "forlorn figures at bus stops" Similar unhappysadmiserablesorrowfuldejecteddespondentdisconsolatewretchedabjectmoroseregretfulbroken-heartedheartbrokendowndowncastdispiriteddownheartedheavy-heartedcrestfallendepressedmelancholybluegloomyglummournfuldespairingdolefulwoebegonewoefultearfullong-facedjoylesscheerlessout of sortspitifulpitiableheart-rendingpiteouspatheticuncared-forinformal:down in the mouthdown in the dumpsfed uprare:lachrymosedesolatedesertedabandonedforsakenforgottenneglectedOpposite happy
   • 2. (of an aim or endeavour) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled: "a forlorn attempt to escape" Similar hopelesswith no chance of successbeyond hopeuselessfutilepointlesspurposelessvainunavailingnugatoryunsuccessfulfailedarchaic:bootless

   Word Origin Old Englishforloren ‘depraved, morally abandoned’, past participle of forlēosan ‘lose’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch verliezen and German verlieren, and ultimately to for- and lose. forlorn (sense 1) dates from the 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. forlornly adverb
   • 2. forlornness noun

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   FORLORN definition: 1. alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for: 2. A forlorn place feels empty and sad: 3…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of FORLORN is bereft, forsaken. How to use forlorn in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Forlorn.

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   Forlorn definition: desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.. See examples of FORLORN used in a sentence.

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   FORLORN meaning: 1. alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for: 2. A forlorn place feels empty and sad: 3…. Learn more.

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   1. miserable, wretched, or cheerless; desolate. 2. deserted; forsaken.

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   Sniff, sniff, boo-hoo... use the adjective forlorn to express loneliness and feeling left out. When someone is forlorn it means that they not only feel miserable but simultaneously desolate because they also believe they are alone.

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   Definition of forlorn adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   forlorn boys (= French enfants perdus), forlorn fellows, etc.: men who perform their duty at the imminent risk of their life. forlorn fort: one held…

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    Suggesting or characterized by sadness or loneliness. The forlorn whistle of a train in the night. American Heritage. Wretched or pitiful in appearance or condition. People living in forlorn shacks. American Heritage. Bereft or deprived ( of) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Adjective Definitions (1) Synonyms: unfrequented. lonesome.

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    adverb. (Definition of forlorn from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of forlorn. in Chinese (Traditional) 可悲的, 孤苦伶仃的，孤苦無依的, 空曠悽惶的（地方）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 可悲的, 孤苦伶仃的，孤苦无依的, 空旷凄惶的（地方）… See more. in Spanish. triste, desolado, vano… See more. in Portuguese. aflito, desolado, vão… See more.