forlornness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /fɚˈlɔɹnnəs/ UK /fəˈlɔːnnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state of being abandoned, lonely, and miserable

A deep forlornness settled over the empty house.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being... desolation loneliness misery despair wretchedness abandonment dejection

Opposites

contentment happiness cheerfulness companionship

Word family

Related forms forlorn forlornlyforlese

Etymology

From forlorn (the past participle of obsolete forlese, Old English forleosan 'to lose utterly', from for- 'completely' plus leosan 'to lose') plus the abstract suffix -ness. It denotes the state of being abandoned and miserable.

forloren Old English leosan Old English

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# forlornness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /fɚˈlɔɹnnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /fəˈlɔːnnəs/

## Meanings
1. the state of being abandoned, lonely, and miserable

## Examples
- A deep forlornness settled over the empty house.

## Synonyms
- desolation
- loneliness
- misery
- despair
- wretchedness
- abandonment
- dejection

## Antonyms
- contentment
- happiness
- cheerfulness
- companionship

## Related Forms
- forlorn
- forlornly
- forlese

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: forloren
- Root: leosan

## Etymology
From forlorn (the past participle of obsolete forlese, Old English forleosan 'to lose utterly', from for- 'completely' plus leosan 'to lose') plus the abstract suffix -ness. It denotes the state of being abandoned and miserable.

## AI Etymology
Forlornness is from forlorn (the past participle of obsolete forlese, Old English forleosan 'to lose utterly', from for- 'completely' plus leosan 'to lose') plus the abstract suffix -ness. It denotes the state of being abandoned and miserable. In present-day use, it means the state of being abandoned, lonely, and miserable. Related vocabulary includes forlorn, forlornly, and forlese.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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