lorn Meaning & Definition
What Does Lorn Mean?
As an adjective, lorn means left alone and forlorn.
Lorn: Key Facts
| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈlȯrn/ |
| Synonyms | forlorn, desolate and forsaken |
| Antonyms | accompanied, attended and escorted |
| Comparative / superlative | more lorn, most lorn |
Lorn Definition (Adjective)
- left alone and forlorn : desolate, forsaken
When she entered the room she was dressed very plainly as was her custom, and a thick veil covered her face; but still she was dressed with care. There was nothing of the dowdiness of the lone lorn woman about her … / The whole consciousness of my life lorn, my love lost, my hope quenched, my faith death-struck, swayed full and mighty above me in one sullen mass. / Then the young woman suddenly returns to her husband, and the lorn Petra declines into drunkenness.
Synonyms of Lorn
Lorn synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Lorn
Lorn in a Sentence
When she entered the room she was dressed very plainly as was her custom, and a thick veil covered her face; but still she was dressed with care. There was nothing of the dowdiness of the lone lorn woman about her …
The whole consciousness of my life lorn, my love lost, my hope quenched, my faith death-struck, swayed full and mighty above me in one sullen mass.
Then the young woman suddenly returns to her husband, and the lorn Petra declines into drunkenness.
lorn beyond all description, the widow struggled to cope with her crushing grief
When she entered the room she was dressed very plainly as was her custom, and a thick veil covered her face; but still she was dressed with care. There was nothing of the dowdiness of the lone lorn woman about her … / The whole consciousness of my life lorn, my love lost, my hope quenched, my faith death-struck, swayed full and mighty above me in one sullen mass. / Then the young woman suddenly returns to her husband, and the lorn Petra declines into drunkenness.
Word Forms & Grammar
lorn
lorn (comparative more lorn, superlative most lorn)
Origin of Lorn
Origin 1: Middle English, from loren, past participle of lesen to lose, from Old English lēosan lose
Origin 2: From Middle English lorn, loren, ilorn, iloren (past participle of lese, lesen (“to lose, be deprived of; to damn, doom to perdition”)),[1] from Old English *loren, *ġeloren, from Proto-Germanic *galuzanaz, *luzanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *leusaną (“to lose”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to cut, sever; to separate; to loosen; to lose”). See further at lese.
First Known Use
15th century
Common Questions About Lorn
What part of speech is lorn?
Lorn is an adjective.
What is another word for lorn?
You can replace lorn with words such as forlorn, desolate and forsaken. See the full list of lorn synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of lorn?
Words opposite in meaning to lorn are accompanied, attended and escorted.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of lorn?
The comparative form is more lorn and the superlative form is most lorn.