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forlornity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-lor-ni-ty
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being forlorn.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English forlorn Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English forlornity From forlorn + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

forlornities (plural)

Questions

What does forlornity mean?
The state of being forlorn.
Where does forlornity come from?
Etymology tree English forlorn Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English forlornity From forlorn + -ity.

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