Forlornness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned wordnet

Synonyms

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lonelinessacediaapathybluenessbluescrestfallenness

Etymology

From Middle English forlorennesse, from Old English forlorenes (“state of being forlorn, perdition, destruction”), equivalent to forlorn + -ness.

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