forlorn

for·lorn  (fr-lôrn, fôr-)

adj.

1.

a. Appearing sad or lonely because deserted or abandoned.

b. Forsaken or deprived: forlorn of all hope.

2. Wretched or pitiful in appearance or condition: forlorn roadside shacks.

3. Nearly hopeless; desperate. See Synonyms at despondent.

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[Middle English forloren, past participle of forlesen, to abandon, from Old English forlosan; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

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for·lornly adv.

for·lornness n.

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forlorn [fəˈlɔːn]

adj

1. miserable, wretched, or cheerless; desolate

2. deserted; forsaken

3. (postpositive; foll by of) destitute; bereft forlorn of hope

4. desperate the last forlorn attempt

[Old English forloren lost, from forlēosan to lose; related to Old Saxon farliosan, Gothic fraliusan, Greek luein to release]

forlornly  adv

forlornness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

forlorn - marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn attempt"; "a forlorn cause" hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"

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forlorn

adjective

1. miserable, helpless, pathetic, pitiful, lost, forgotten, abandoned, unhappy, lonely, homeless, forsaken, bereft, destitute, wretched, disconsolate, friendless, down in the dumps (informal), pitiable, cheerless, woebegone, comfortless He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off.
miserable happy, optimistic, thriving, hopeful, cheerful

2. abandoned, deserted, ruined, bleak, dreary, desolate, godforsaken, waste The once glorious palaces stood empty and forlorn.

3. hopeless, useless, vain, pointless, futile, no-win, unattainable, impracticable, unachievable, impossible, not having a prayer a forlorn effort to keep from losing my mind

Translations

forlorn [fəˈlɔːn] ADJ [person] → triste, melancólico; (= deserted) [cottage] → abandonado; (= desperate) [attempt] → desesperado
to look forlorn → tener aspecto triste
why so forlorn? → ¿por qué tan triste?
a forlorn hope → una vana esperanza

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forlorn [fɔː^rˈlɔː^rn] adj

(= lonely) [person] → abandonné(e), délaissé(e)

(= abandoned) [place] → abandonné(e)

[hope, attempt] → vain(e)

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forlorn

adj

(= desolate) → verlassen; (= miserable) → trostlos; forlorn appearance (of house etc) → desolates or trostloses Aussehen; a forlorn figure → eine einsame Gestalt; her voice sounded forlorn → ihre Stimme klang einsam und verlassen; the palaces stood empty and forlorn → die Paläste standen leer und verlassen da

(= despairing) attempt, effort → verzweifelt; it is a forlorn hope → es ist ziemlich aussichtslos, es ist eine ziemlich aussichtslose Sache; in the forlorn hope of success/of finding a better life → in der verzweifelten Hoffnung auf Erfolg/ein besseres Leben

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forlorn [fəˈlɔːn] adj (person) → sconsolato/a; (deserted, place, house) → abbandonato/a; (desperate, attempt) → disperato/a
a forlorn hope → una speranza vana

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forlorn [fəˈlɔːn] adj (person) → sconsolato/a; (deserted, place, house) → abbandonato/a; (desperate, attempt) → disperato/a
a forlorn hope → una speranza vana

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forlorn

adj forlorn [fəˈloːn]

pitiful; unhappy because left alone She seems rather forlorn since he left. verlate مَحْروم، بائِس، يائِس нещастен opuštěný, politováníhodný, smutný ynkelig; ene og forladt verzweifelt, verlassen μόνος κι έρημος triste, melancólico, desolado haletsusväärne تنها و بی کس surullinen triste, délaissé אוּמלָל लाचार, ऐसी आशा जो पूरी न हो सके, अकेला jadan, nesretan elhagyott sedih einn og yfirgefinn; dapur disperato, sconsolato わびしい 버림받은, 외로운 apleistas, vienišas nelaimīgs; pamests; vientuļš sedih eenzaam forlatt, ensom; ussel, ynkelig niepocieszony, opuszczony desamparado trist; părăsit покинутый opustený zgubljen napušten ensam och övergiven, eländig เหงาหงอยและสิ้นหวัง yalnız, mutsuz 孤獨淒涼的, 被遺棄的 покинутий; самітний یکہ و تنہا bị bỏ rơi 孤独凄凉的, 被遗弃的

adv forˈlornly

verlate بِحِرْمان، بِيَأْس нещастно opuštěně ynkeligt; ene og forladt verzweifelt, verlassen μοναχικά, θλιμμένα tristemente haledalt با ناامیدی surkeasti tristement בְּחוֹסֶר תִּקווָה लाचारी से jadno, nesretno elhagyatottan dengan sedih einmanalega, dapurlega sconsolatamente わびしく 쓸쓸히 beviltiškai bezcerīgi; vientuļi dengan sedih zielig ynkelig, usselt niepocieszenie tristemente cu tristeţe покинуто opustene zgubljeno napušteno eländigt อย่างเหงาหงอยและสิ้นหวัง ümitsizce 悲慘地 самітно تنہائی سے cô độc; khổ sở 悲惨地