forlorn

Meanings

• adjective

  Feeling or showing sad, desolate, and abandoned.

  - "The forlorn expression on her face revealed her deep sadness."
  - "The abandoned puppy looked forlorn in the rain."
  - "The forlorn soldier waited for news from the front."

• adjective

  Desolate, abandoned, or sorrowful.

  - "The forlorn landscape was dotted with ruins."
  - "The forlorn widow mourned the loss of her husband."
  - "The forlorn traveler wandered the deserted streets."

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Pronunciation

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2. /fɔɹˈlɔɹn/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

forsaken

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with forlorn
morn , scorn , dean , serene , thorn , dorn

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Variants

List of all variants of forlorn that leads to same result
forlorn , forlorner , forlornest , forlornly , forlornness , forlornnesses , forlorn hope , forlorn hopes

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Etymology

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Middle English: from the past participle of forlorne, from forlornen 'lost, abandoned', from for- 'from' + lorn 'lost'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'forlorn' is related to the word 'lorn', which means 'lost'.

2. In Old English, the word for 'lost' was 'lornian'.

3. The word 'forlorn' is often used to describe the feeling of being alone and unwanted.

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Related Concepts

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1. melancholy: A state of sadness or despair, often accompanied by a feeling of hopelessness or pessimism. Melancholy is a common theme in literature, art, and music.

2. desolation: A state of complete emptiness and desolation, often used to describe a barren or abandoned landscape.

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Quotes

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1. Against the "forlorn" backdrop of the muddy terrain the media circus has left behind, the young mother is photographed for a fashion spread wearing a … white dress.

   - James Wolcott,{it}Vanity Fair{/it},September 1998

2. There is nothing quite so "forlorn" as a closed factory—Vic Wilcox knows, having supervised a shutdown himself in his time.

   - David Lodge,{it}Nice Work{/it},1990

3. Like Ozymandias, once king of kings but now two legs of a broken statue in Percy Shelley's desert, the great facade of Union Station in Washington, D.C., stands "forlorn" …

   - Stephen Jay Gould,{it}Natural History{/it},November 1986

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Culture

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The word 'forlorn' has been used extensively in literature to describe the sadness and despair of characters. For example, in Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth, in her sleepwalking scene, laments her forlorn state, expressing her deep regret and remorse for the actions she has taken. In art, the image of a forlorn figure, such as a weeping statue or a solitary tree, can evoke a sense of sadness and melancholy.

How to Memorize "forlorn"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sad, abandoned scene, such as an old, weathered house in a deserted field, to help memorize the meaning of 'forlorn'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'forlorn' with feelings of sadness, abandonment, and desolation to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Feels Abandoned Really Overwhelmingly Numb' to help remember the meaning of 'forlorn'.

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