forlornness

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The characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness
{n} a forlorn state, wretchedness
State of being forlorn
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
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Past participle of forlese
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{a} forsaken, lost, wretched, depicable
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marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn attempt"; "a forlorn cause
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obsolete, past participle of forlese
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marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn attempt"; "a forlorn cause"
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pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn"
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abandoned, left behind, deserted
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A lost, forsaken, or solitary person
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{s} unhappy, sad; abandoned, forsaken; despairing, hopeless
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If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy. One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement
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(Adj ) -desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance
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\fur-LORN; for-\, adjective: 1 Sad and lonely because deserted, abandoned, or lost 2 Bereft; forsaken 3 Wretched or pitiful in appearance or condition 4 Almost hopeless; desperate
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A forlorn hope; a vanguard
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Deserted; abandoned; lost
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Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate
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miserable, as when lonely being abandoned
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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
forlornness

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    for·lorn·ness

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    [ f&r-'lorn, for- ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English forloren, from Old English, past participle of forlEosan to lose, from for- + lEosan to lose; more at LOSE.
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