Lovelorn: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Lovelorn adjective. Unhappy because your love is not returned, or has been lost.
How to say it
LUV-lorn/ˈlʌvlɔːn/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (LUV).
Lovelorn in a sentence
Lovelorn teenagers once wrote to the agony aunts by the sackful.
A lovelorn seal followed the fishing boat back to harbour every day.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- heartsick
- pining
- lovesick
- forlorn
Where lovelorn comes from
From love and lorn, an old word meaning lost or abandoned.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
A _____ seal followed the fishing boat back to harbour every day.
- lovelorn
- uxorious
- doting
Show the answer
lovelorn: A lovelorn seal followed the fishing boat back to harbour every day.