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View usage for: (fɔːʳlɔːʳn) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun, verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE after verb]If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy. [literary] One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement. He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off after 26 minutes. Synonyms: miserable, helpless, pathetic, pitiful More Synonyms of forlorn forlornly graded adverb [ADVERB with verb] A Dutch newspaper photographed the president waiting forlornly in the rain. 2. graded adjectiveIf a place is forlorn, it is deserted and not cared for, or has little in it. [literary] They headed inland on a forlorn road that was rutted and pocked. The once glorious palaces stood empty and forlorn. Synonyms: abandoned, deserted, ruined, bleak More Synonyms of forlorn forlornly graded adverb [ADVERB with verb] It is stranded somewhat forlornly in the middle of the plain. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]A forlorn hope or attempt is one that you think has no chance of success. Peasants have left the land in the forlorn hope of finding a better life in cities. ...a forlorn effort to keep from losing my mind. Synonyms: hopeless, useless, vain, pointless More Synonyms of forlorn forlornly graded adverb [ADVERB with verb] His father forlornly hoped someone might have seen them. forlorn in British English (fəˈlɔːn) adjective1. miserable, wretched, or cheerless; desolate 3. (postpositive; foll by of) destitute; bereft forlorn of hope 4. desperate the last forlorn attempt Derived forms forlornly (forˈlornly) adverb forlornness (forˈlornness) noun Word origin Old English forloren lost, from forlēosan to lose; related to Old Saxon farliosan, Gothic fraliusan, Greek luein to release forlorn in American English (fɔrˈlɔrn; fərˈlɔrn) adjective2. a. lonely and sad; unhappy and neglected b. without hope; desperate 3. bereft or deprived (of) Derived forms forlornly (forˈlornly) adverb forlornness (forˈlornness) noun Word origin ME forloren < OE, pp. of forleosan, to lose utterly: see for- & lose Examples of 'forlorn' in a sentenceforlorn In other languagesforlorn British English: forlorn ADJECTIVE If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy. One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement. - American English: forlorn
- Brazilian Portuguese: desolado
- Chinese: 孤苦伶仃的
- European Spanish: triste
- French: abandonné
- German: verlassen
- Italian: sconsolato
- Japanese: わびしい
- Korean: 처량한
- European Portuguese: desolado
- Latin American Spanish: triste
Chinese translation of 'forlorn' adj ( liter) - [person]
孤苦伶仃的 (gūkǔ língdīng de) - [attempt, hope]
几(幾)乎无(無)望的 (jīhū wúwàng de) - [place]
荒凉(涼)的 (huāngliáng de)
Definition lonely, unhappy, and uncared-for He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off. Synonyms pathetic lost forgotten abandoned homeless bereft destitute down in the dumps (informal) comfortless Opposites happy , optimistic , thriving , hopeful , cheerful Definition (of a place) having a deserted appearance The once glorious palaces stood empty and forlorn. Definition desperate and without any expectation of success a forlorn effort to keep from losing my mind Synonyms no-win unattainable unachievable not having a prayer Additional synonymsDefinition offering little hope The immediate outlook remains bleak. Synonyms dismal, black, dark, depressing, grim, discouraging, gloomy, hopeless, dreary, sombre, unpromising, disheartening, joyless, cheerless, comfortlessDefinition dreary or gloomy They were like a restless, cheerless throng of lost souls. Synonyms miserable, sad, depressed, unhappy, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, forlorn, sullen, woeful, mournful, dejected, despondent, sorrowful, disconsolate, joyless, woebegone, dolorousSynonyms inconsolable, miserable, forlorn, wretched, disconsolate, woebegone, sick at heart - fork
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Additional synonymsDefinition sad in appearance She sniffed and looked quite woebegone. Synonyms gloomy, low, blue, troubled, sad, miserable, forlorn, mournful, dejected, downcast, grief-stricken, lugubrious, long-faced, sorrowful, wretched, disconsolate, funereal, crestfallen, doleful, downhearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, hangdog, down in the mouth (informal), chapfallen Definition feeling very unhappy The wretched look on the dog's face melted his heart. Synonyms unhappy, depressed, distressed, miserable, gloomy, hopeless, dismal, pathetic, worthless, melancholy, pitiful, forlorn, abject, woeful, dejected, downcast, disconsolate, funereal, crestfallen, doleful, down in the dumps (informal), pitiable, cheerless, woebegone, comfortless, brokenhearted |