"forlornness" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-forlornness.wav Forms: forlornnesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English forlorennesse, from Old English forlorenes (“state of being forlorn, perdition, destruction”), equivalent to forlorn + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forlorennesse}} Middle English forlorennesse, {{inh|en|ang|forlorenes||state of being forlorn, perdition, destruction}} Old English forlorenes (“state of being forlorn, perdition, destruction”), {{suffix|en|forlorn|ness}} forlorn + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} forlornness (usually uncountable, plural forlornnesses)
  1. The state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: lonesomeness, misery, unhappiness, sadness, loneliness

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