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lorn
[ lawrn ]
adjective
- forsaken, desolate, bereft, or forlorn.
- Archaic. lost, ruined, or undone.
lorn
/ lɔːn /
adjective
- poetic.forsaken or wretched
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Derived Forms
- ˈlornness, noun
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Other Words From
- lornness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lorn1
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Example Sentences
But worst of all, Hephzibah Wallis distinctly sulked; no other word will express the condition of that love-lorn maid.
You speak sooth, returned Aya, the moon is a love-lorn lady; but have you seen her faint sister who is sadder and fairer than she?
"'And love-lorn,'" interposed Lawless in a sharp, quick tone.
She learned it from a servant in Lorn, who sung to her when she was a girl.
Peers like child yer is too sweet and pretty to live allus by yer lone, lorn self.
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