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

Adjective

1. lonely, unhappy, and uncared-for

2. (of a place) having a deserted appearance

3. desperate and without any expectation of success: a final, apparently forlorn attempt to save the war-torn country [Old English forloren lost]

forlornly adv

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, lonesome chiefly U.S., Canad. homeless, forsaken, bereft, destitute, wretched, disconsolate, friendless, down in the dumps (informal) pitiable, cheerless, woebegone, comfortless << OPPOSITE cheerful

adjective 2. abandoned, deserted, ruined, bleak, dreary, desolate, godforsaken, waste

adjective 3. hopeless, useless, vain, pointless, futile, no-win, unattainable, impracticable, unachievable, impossible, not having a prayer

Translations

forlorn [fəˈlɔːn] adj [person] → triste, melancólico (= deserted) [cottage] → abandonado (= desperate) [attempt] → desesperado

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forlorn [fəˈlɔːn] adj [person] → délaissé(e) (= deserted); abandonné(e); [hope, attempt] → désespéré(e)

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forlorn [fəˈlɔːn] adj → verlassen;

(person) → einsam und verlassen;

(attempt) → verzweifelt;

(hope) → schwach

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forlorn [fəˈlɔːn] adj [person] → sconsolato/a (= deserted) [cottage] → abbandonato/a (= desperate) [attempt] → disperato/a

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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 surkea 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 쓸쓸한 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 쓸쓸하게 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