lovelorn C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈlʌvˌlɔrn/ UK /ˈlʌvlɔːn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj unhappy because of unrequited or lost love The lovelorn poet wrote sonnet after sonnet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · unhappy because of... heartbrokenforsakenjiltedpiningyearningheartsick ↔ Opposites belovedrequitedcontented Word family Related forms lovelornforlorn Etymology AI details A compound of love (from Old English lufu) + lorn ('forsaken, lost', the archaic past participle of lose, from Old English loren). Literally 'forsaken in love'. lufu Old English loren Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lovelorn **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈlʌvˌlɔrn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlʌvlɔːn/ ## Meanings 1. unhappy because of unrequited or lost love ## Examples - The lovelorn poet wrote sonnet after sonnet. ## Synonyms - heartbroken - forsaken - jilted - pining - yearning - heartsick ## Antonyms - beloved - requited - contented ## Related Forms - love - lorn - forlorn ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lufu - Root: loren ## Etymology A compound of love (from Old English lufu) + lorn ('forsaken, lost', the archaic past participle of lose, from Old English loren). Literally 'forsaken in love'. ## AI Etymology Lovelorn is a compound of love (from Old English lufu) + lorn ('forsaken, lost', the archaic past participle of lose, from Old English loren). Literally 'forsaken in love'. The etymological trail includes Old English lufu, Old English loren. The same word family includes love, lorn, forlorn. Its current adjective use means "unhappy because of unrequited or lost love". ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown