Lorn
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /lɔːn/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lorn is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Doomed; lost.
Meaning
(obsolete) Doomed; lost.
More Meanings
- (archaic) Abandoned, forlorn, lonely.
- (obsolete) past participle of lese.
Example Sentences
He never found his beloved machine gun. Lorn and drained-nervous, he was fired next day.
Yet, trust me, Memory's warmest sighs / Are often breathed in moments lorn— / And many a feeling thought will rise / And in the bosom die unborn.
I loue thilke laſſe, (alas why do I loue:) / And am forlorne, (alas why am I lorne:) / Shee deignes not my good will, but doth reproue, / And of my rurall muſick holdeth ſcorne.
The mighty river flowing dark and deep, / With ebb and flood from the remote sea-tides / Vague-sounding through the City's sleepless sleep, / Is named the River of the Suicides; / For night by night some lorn wretch overweary, / And shuddering from the future yet more dreary, / Within its cold secure oblivion hides.
Synonyms for lorn
Depending on context, synonyms include forlorn, desolate, forsaken, godforsaken.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include forlorn, forsaken, godforsaken, desolate, bereft, lovesick.
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