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TOEFL BNC: 14232 COCA: 14953

forlorn

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forlorn /fɚˈloɚn/ adjective
forlorn
/fɚˈloɚn/
adjective
Learner's definition of FORLORN
[more forlorn; most forlorn]
1 
: sad and lonely孤苦伶仃的
2 
: empty and in poor condition荒芜的；荒凉的
3 
: not having much chance of success : nearly hopeless成功的可能性不大的；希望渺茫的

— forlornly

adverb
TOEFL BNC: 14232 COCA: 14953

forlorn

adjective

for·​lorn fər-ˈlȯrn How to pronounce forlorn (audio)
fȯr-
1
a
: bereft, forsaken
left quite forlorn of hope
b
: sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion : desolate
a forlorn landscape
2
: being in poor condition : miserable, wretched
forlorn tumbledown buildings
3
: nearly hopeless
a forlorn attempt
forlornly adverb
forlornness
fər-ˈlȯrn-nəs How to pronounce forlorn (audio)
fȯr-
noun

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for forlorn

alone, solitary, lonely, lonesome, lone, forlorn, desolate mean isolated from others.

alone stresses the objective fact of being by oneself with slighter notion of emotional involvement than most of the remaining terms.

everyone needs to be alone sometimes

solitary may indicate isolation as a chosen course

glorying in the calm of her solitary life

but more often it suggests sadness and a sense of loss.

left solitary by the death of his wife

lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship.

felt lonely and forsaken

lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness and poignancy.

an only child often leads a lonesome life

lone may replace lonely or lonesome but typically is as objective as alone.

a lone robin pecking at the lawn

forlorn stresses dejection, woe, and listlessness at separation from one held dear.

a forlorn lost child

desolate implies inconsolable grief at loss or bereavement.

desolate after her brother's death

Example Sentences

Against the forlorn backdrop of the muddy terrain the media circus has left behind, the young mother is photographed for a fashion spread wearing a … white dress. James Wolcott, Vanity Fair, September 1998 There is nothing quite so forlorn as a closed factory—Vic Wilcox knows, having supervised a shutdown himself in his time. David Lodge, Nice Work, 1990 Like Ozymandias, once king of kings but now two legs of a broken statue in Percy Shelley's desert, the great facade of Union Station in Washington, D.C., stands forlorn … Stephen Jay Gould, Natural History, November 1986 she was forlorn when she found out the trip had been cancelled a forlorn wanderer far from home
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English forloren, from Old English, past participle of forlēosan to lose, from for- + lēosan to lose — more at lose

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of forlorn was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing forlorn
TOEFL BNC: 14232 COCA: 14953
forlorn

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound, stand荒涼；感覺愁苦；看上去孤苦伶仃；似乎孤苦無依；聽起來孤苦淒涼；被棄置◇The house stood forlorn and empty.房子被棄置了，空無一物。ADVERB➤very非常可憐▸➤quite, utterly十分可憐；完全孤立無助◇She didn't belong, and felt utterly forlorn.她與周圍的人格格不入，感到完全孤立無助。➤almost幾乎沒有希望▸➤rather, somewhat比較／有點兒淒涼

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