Forlorn Meaning. Learners definition of FORLORN. Related to Dutch verliezen and German verlieren and ultimately to for- and lose.
Forlorn From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English forlorn fəˈlɔːn fərˈlɔːrn adjective 1 seeming lonely and unhappy a forlorn figure sitting all by herself Ana sat with a bowed head and spoke in a forlorn. Old English forloren depraved morally abandoned past participle of forlēosan lose of Germanic origin. Forlorn stresses dejection woe and listlessness at separation from one held dear.
Sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion.
Related to Dutch verliezen and German verlieren and ultimately to for- and lose. Forlorn sense 1 dates from the 16th century. A forlorn place feels empty and sad. The last forlorn attempt.
