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forlornness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-lorn-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

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Inflected Forms

forlornnesses (plural)

Synonyms

lonesomeness misery unhappiness blueness tristesse mirthless blues crestfallenness dejection depression despondency distress

Questions

What does forlornness mean?
The state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.
Where does forlornness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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