lovelorn

[ luhv-lawrn ]

/ ˈlʌvˌlɔrn /

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adjective

being without love; forsaken by one's lover.

Origin of lovelorn

First recorded in 1625–35; love + lorn

Words nearby lovelorn

love letter, love-lies-bleeding, love life, Lovell, lovelock, lovelorn, lovely, Love makes the world go `round, lovemaking, love match, love nest

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Example sentences from the Web for lovelorn

Griffith is hardly alone amongst the lovelorn, impulsive, and unfortunately tattooed.
Melanie, Leave Antonio On Your Arm: The Emotional Politics of Tattoos|Lizzie Crocker|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lovelorn Cyrano may not have exactly been a player, but Rostand certainly understood the game.
Sex Advice from Cyrano|Ben Crair|July 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But he was a square sort of chap, in his way, this lovelorn Jenkins.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune
There are lovelorn maidens so eager to peer into the future they will even help a neighbor on wash day.
Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas

A concave mirror at the side presents to him lovelorn longlost lugubru Booloohoom.
Ulysses|James Joyce
"None nearer than Strelsau, for instance," said poor Fritz, with a lovelorn sigh.
The Prisoner of Zenda|Anthony Hope
But neither the "best three in five" nor the "best four in seven" gave any thing of hope or comfort to the lovelorn swain.
Patty's Perversities|Arlo Bates

British Dictionary definitions for lovelorn

lovelorn

/ (ˈlʌvˌlɔːn) /

adjective

miserable because of unrequited love or unhappiness in love

Derived forms of lovelorn

lovelornness, noun

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单词	lovelorn
释义	lovelorn [ luhv-lawrn ] / ˈlʌvˌlɔrn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lovelorn ON THESAURUS.COM adjective being without love; forsaken by one's lover. Origin of lovelorn First recorded in 1625–35; love + lorn Words nearby lovelorn love letter, love-lies-bleeding, love life, Lovell, lovelock, lovelorn, lovely, Love makes the world go `round, lovemaking, love match, love nest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lovelorn Griffith is hardly alone amongst the lovelorn, impulsive, and unfortunately tattooed. Melanie, Leave Antonio On Your Arm: The Emotional Politics of Tattoos\|Lizzie Crocker\|June 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Lovelorn Cyrano may not have exactly been a player, but Rostand certainly understood the game. Sex Advice from Cyrano\|Ben Crair\|July 23, 2009\|DAILY BEAST But he was a square sort of chap, in his way, this lovelorn Jenkins. Superwomen\|Albert Payson Terhune There are lovelorn maidens so eager to peer into the future they will even help a neighbor on wash day. Blue Ridge Country\|Jean Thomas A concave mirror at the side presents to him lovelorn longlost lugubru Booloohoom. Ulysses\|James Joyce "None nearer than Strelsau, for instance," said poor Fritz, with a lovelorn sigh. The Prisoner of Zenda\|Anthony Hope But neither the "best three in five" nor the "best four in seven" gave any thing of hope or comfort to the lovelorn swain. Patty's Perversities\|Arlo Bates British Dictionary definitions for lovelorn lovelorn / (ˈlʌvˌlɔːn) / adjective miserable because of unrequited love or unhappiness in love Derived forms of lovelorn lovelornness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lovelorn bereft, dejected, forsaken, jilted, loveless, lovesick, rejected, spurned
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lovelorn

adjective

Origin of lovelorn

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Example sentences from the Web for lovelorn

British Dictionary definitions for lovelorn

adjective

Derived forms of lovelorn

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