Meanings
plural forlornnesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.
Synonyms: lonesomeness, misery, unhappiness, blueness, tristesse, mirthlessness, blues, crestfallenness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
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Origin
- Old Englishforlorenes“state of being forlorn, perdition, destruction”
- Middle Englishforlorennesse
- Englishforlornness
From Middle English forlorennesse, from Old English forlorenes (“state of being forlorn, perdition, destruction”), equivalent to forlorn + -ness.
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forlornness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forlornness
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