lovelorn

[ luhv-lawrn ]
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adjective
  1. being without love; forsaken by one's lover.

Origin of lovelorn

1
First recorded in 1625–35; love + lorn

Words Nearby lovelorn

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How to use lovelorn in a sentence

  • A mirror, turned towards an open door, disclosed the lovelorn Hephzibah in the next room.

  • Donna Angelica never, never came, and Sangiorgio continued to wait, patient and lovelorn.

    The conquest of Rome | Matilde Serao
  • She soothed the lovelorn and pettish damsel with every expression that could gratify pride and rouse high thoughts of revenge.

  • And I am sure that the most lovelorn maiden on earth must have moments when she would envy that faculty!

    Mavis of Green Hill | Faith Baldwin
  • He halted, waved to her, sighed with his hand on his heart, and looked altogether very lovelorn.

    Winona of the Camp Fire | Margaret Widdemer

British Dictionary definitions for lovelorn

lovelorn

/ (ˈlʌvˌlɔːn) /


adjective
  1. miserable because of unrequited love or unhappiness in love

Derived forms of lovelorn

  • lovelornness, noun

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