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- DictionaryFor·lorn/fərˈlôrn/
adjective
- 1. pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely: "forlorn figures at bus stops"
- 2. (of an aim or endeavor) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless: "a forlorn attempt to escape"
Forlorn means feeling sad and alone, or very unlikely to succeed. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, with examples and synonyms, from the Cambridge Dictionary.
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Forlorn means feeling sad and lonely, especially because of being left alone, or nearly hopeless. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of this word from the authoritative source of American English.
Forlorn definition: desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.. See examples of FORLORN used in a sentence.
Sniff, sniff, boo-hoo... use the adjective forlorn to express loneliness and feeling left out. When someone is forlorn it means that they not only feel miserable but simultaneously desolate because they also believe they are alone.
If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy. One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement. He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off after 26 minutes. A Dutch newspaper photographed the president waiting forlornly in the rain.
Definition of forlorn adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Suggesting or characterized by sadness or loneliness. The forlorn whistle of a train in the night. American Heritage. Wretched or pitiful in appearance or condition. People living in forlorn shacks. American Heritage. Bereft or deprived ( of) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Adjective Definitions (1) Synonyms: unfrequented. lonesome.
