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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

forlornness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.

Forms

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forlornnesses Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

melancholy · dejection · sorrowfulness · mishappiness · crestfallenness · drearihead · tristfulness · regret · depression · misery · forlornness · ellingness · unhappiness · unhappiness · melancholia · ruth · mourn · woefare · wretchedness · lonesomeness · loneliness · woe · misery · downheartedness · despondency · lonesomeness · forlornness · grief · blues · blueness · dolefulness · sadness · heartsore · distress · lonelihood · monopathy · prosternation · infelicity · tristesse · mirthless · ill-being · rue · sorrow · undelight