Forlorn

Verb
forlorn



Adjective

 * 1) abandoned, left behind, deserted
 * 2) miserable, as when lonely being abandoned.

Adverbs for Forlorn
onesomely; terribly; pitiably; pathetically; uncommonly; utterly;  listlessly; silently; glumly; resignedly; profoundly; weirdly; singularly; immensely; blankly; unutterably.

Synonyms for Forlorn

 * (miserable) forsaken, comfortless, wretched
 * lonely, forgotten, abandoned, helpless, depressed, solitary, alone, friendless, abject, deserted, destitute, bereft, deprived, desolate, lonesome, dejected, cast down, pitiable.

Antonyms for Forlorn
sociable, genial, communicative, merry, glad, gratified, happy, serene, sunny, gay, joyful, cheerful, delighted, animated, pleased, comfortable, satisfied, vivacious, exhilarated, blithe, sprightly, mirthful, lively, buoyant, spirited.

Derived terms

 * forlorn hope
 * forlornness
 * forlornly

Thesaurus
abandoned, affording no hope, alone, apathetic, bereft, bleak, cheerless, comfortless, cynical, defenseless, dejected, depressed, deserted, desolate, desole, despairing, desperate, despondent, desponding, disconsolate, dismal, dispirited, dolorous, down, fatherless, forgotten, forsaken, friendless, fruitless, futile, gloomy, glum, godforsaken, grim, heartsick, heartsore, helpless, homeless, hopeless, in despair, inconsolable, joyless, kithless, lonely, lonesome, lost, low-spirited, lugubrious, melancholy, miserable, motherless, mournful, neglected, oppressed, outcast, pathetic, pessimistic, pitiable, pitiful, sad, shunned, sick, sick at heart, solitary, sorrowful, soul-sick, unconsolable, unfriended, unhappy, unhopeful, vain, without hope, woebegone, woeful, wretched

Etymology
forloren:, past participle of forleosan:.

Compare to German verlieren:, German/Dutch verloren: and Swedish förlora:.

Pronunciation




Adjective

 * Dutch: ,
 * German:


 * Russian: жалкий, заброшенный


 * Chamicuro:
 * Dutch: verlaten, godvergeten


 * German:
 * Malay: kesepian
 * Russian: несчастный, одинокий, покинутый