lovelorn

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈlʌvˌlɔrn/ UK /ˈlʌvlɔːn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
unhappy because of unrequited or lost love

The lovelorn poet wrote sonnet after sonnet.

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Synonyms

1 adj · unhappy because of... heartbroken forsaken jilted pining yearning heartsick

Opposites

beloved requited contented

Word family

Related forms love lorn forlorn

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'.

lufu Old English loren Old English

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# 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
- Describing Qualities

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