She looks sorrowful and forlorn.
Source: tatoeba (316537)
Forlorn
//fəˈlɔːn//
Synonyms for "forlorn" (206 found)
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Adjective(62 words)
high and dryhumorlessinconsolableinfelicitousjawfallenjokelessjoylesslachrymoselack-laughterlamentfulleft behindlonesomelowlow-spiritedlugubriouslumpishmaudlinmelancholicmelancholymirthless
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miserablemoodymopeymorosemournfulno jokeorphanedpassionatepeoplelessplaintivequeruloussadsaddenedsaturnineshatteredsolemnsombersombresorrow-riddensorrowfulsorrowsomespiritlesssternsullensunlessthreneticthreneticaltristetristfuluncheerfuluncheeryunconsolableunhappyunlivelyunmerryunmirthfulwintrywistfulwoewoebegonewoefulwretched
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1 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
5 entriesderived from
2 entriesetymologically related_to
3 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
82 translations across 27 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- λιπερνής adj (miserable)
Arabic
1 entries- مَنْبُوذ adj (miserable)
Bulgarian
3 entries- изоставен adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- отчаян adj (miserable)
- самотен adj (miserable)
Catalan
1 entries- desesperat adj (unlikely to succeed)
Chamicuro
1 entries- ishakatiskale adj (miserable)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 不可能成功的 adj (unlikely to succeed)
- 孤獨 /孤独 adj (miserable)
- 孤苦伶仃 adj (miserable)
- 悲慘 /悲惨 adj (miserable)
Czech
4 entries- marný adj (unlikely to succeed)
- nešťastný adj (miserable)
- opuštěný adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- osamělý adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
Dutch
4 entries- hopeloos adj (miserable)
- miserabel adj (miserable)
- verlaten adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- verloren adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
Finnish
3 entries- epätoivoinen adj (unlikely to succeed)
- hylätty adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- hylätty adj (miserable)
French
4 entries- abandonné adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- désespéré adj (unlikely to succeed)
- misérable adj (miserable)
- perdu adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
Galician
1 entries- abandonado adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
German
4 entries- aussichtslos adj (unlikely to succeed)
- hoffnungslos adj (unlikely to succeed)
- verlassen adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- verlassen adj (miserable)
Greek
4 entries- άθλιος adj (miserable)
- έρημος adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- έρημος adj (miserable)
- εγκαταλελειμμένος adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
Hungarian
2 entries- elhagyatott adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- nyomorult adj (miserable)
Irish
1 entries- dearóil adj (miserable)
Italian
4 entries- abbandonato adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- derelitto adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- dimenticato adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- miserevole adj (miserable)
Korean
2 entries- 버림받다 adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- 쓸쓸하다 adj (miserable)
Macedonian
4 entries- безна́дежен adj (unlikely to succeed)
- на́пуштен adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- не́среќен adj (miserable)
- о́ставен adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
Malay
1 entries- kesepian adj (miserable)
Māori
4 entries- mahue adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- pākatokato adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- pākatokato adj (miserable)
- pūkatokato adj (miserable)
Occitan
1 entries- abandonat adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
Portuguese
2 entries- abandonado adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- desamparado adj (miserable)
Russian
4 entries- безнадёжный adj (unlikely to succeed)
- жа́лкий adj (miserable)
- забро́шенный adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- несча́стный adj (miserable)
Spanish
3 entries- abandonado adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- desamparado adj (miserable)
- desesperado adj (unlikely to succeed)
Swedish
3 entries- fåfäng adj (unlikely to succeed)
- förtvivlad adj (miserable)
- övergiven adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
Telugu
1 entries- అనాథ adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
Ukrainian
4 entries- безнадійний adj (unlikely to succeed)
- відчайдушний adj (unlikely to succeed)
- забутий adj (abandoned, deserted, left behind)
- марний adj (unlikely to succeed)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
She and her uncle were sad and forlorn in their neglect and disgrace.
Source: tatoeba (1750262)
When the emperor read the unfounded accusations, the citizens were forlorn of all hope.
Source: tatoeba (5235321)
Despite receiving divorce papers, Sonya planned a romantic weekend in Paris, in a forlorn attempt to save her marriage.
Source: tatoeba (9510668)
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