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Forlorn Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Forlorn? [adj] pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn" [adj] marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn attempt"; "a forlorn cause" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Forlorn: desolate \| forsaken \| godforsaken \| hopeless \| lorn Related Terms \| Find terms related to Forlorn: abandoned \| affording no hope \| alone \| apathetic \| bereft \| bleak \| cheerless \| comfortless \| cynical \| defenseless \| dejected \| depressed \| deserted \| desolate \| desole \| despairing \| desperate \| despondent \| desponding \| disconsolate \| dismal \| dispirited \| dolorous \| down \| fatherless \| forgotten \| forsaken \| friendless \| fruitless \| futile \| gloomy \| glum \| godforsaken \| grim \| heartsick \| heartsore \| helpless \| homeless \| hopeless \| in despair \| inconsolable \| joyless \| kithless \| lonely \| lonesome \| lost \| low-spirited \| lugubrious \| melancholy \| miserable \| motherless \| mournful \| neglected \| oppressed \| outcast \| pathetic \| pessimistic \| pitiable \| pitiful \| sad \| shunned \| sick \| sick at heart \| solitary \| sorrowful \| soul-sick \| unconsolable \| unfriended \| unhappy \| unhopeful \| vain \| without hope \| woebegone \| woeful \| wretched See Also \| Forlorn In Webster's Dictionary \Forlorn"\, a. [OE., p. p. of forlesen to lose utterly, AS. forle['o]san (p. p. forloren); pref. for- + le['o]san (in comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw. f["o]rlora, Dan. forloren, Goth. fraliusan to lose. See {For-}, and {Lorn}, a., {Lose}, v. t.] 1. Deserted; abandoned; lost. Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn. --Spenser. Some say that ravens foster forlorn children. --Shak. 2. Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate. For here forlorn and lost I tread. --Goldsmith. The condition of the besieged in the mean time was forlorn in the extreme. --Prescott. She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still living. --Thomson. {A forlorn hope} [D. verloren hoop, prop., a lost band or troop; verloren, p. p. of verliezen to lose + hoop band; akin to E. heap. See {For-}, and {Heap}.] (Mil.), a body of men (called in F. enfants perdus, in G. verlornen posten) selected, usually from volunteers, to attempt a breach, scale the wall of a fortress, or perform other extraordinarily perilous service; also, a desperate case or enterprise. Syn: Destitute, lost; abandoned; forsaken; solitary; helpless; friendless; hopeless; abject; wretched; miserable; pitiable. \Forlorn"\, n. 1. A lost, forsaken, or solitary person. Forced to live in Scotland a forlorn. --Shak. 2. A forlorn hope; a vanguard. [Obs.] Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the enemy. --Oliver Cromvell.

Forlorn Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Forlorn?

[adj] pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn"
[adj] marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn attempt"; "a forlorn cause"

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Forlorn In Webster's Dictionary

\For*lorn"\, a. [OE., p. p. of forlesen to lose utterly,
AS. forle['o]san (p. p. forloren); pref. for- + le['o]san (in
comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw.
f["o]rlora, Dan. forloren, Goth. fraliusan to lose. See
{For-}, and {Lorn}, a., {Lose}, v. t.]
1. Deserted; abandoned; lost.

         Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn. --Spenser.

         Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.
                                               --Shak.

2. Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched;
   miserable; almost hopeless; desperate.

         For here forlorn and lost I tread.    --Goldsmith.

         The condition of the besieged in the mean time was
         forlorn in the extreme.               --Prescott.

         She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still
         living.                               --Thomson.

{A forlorn hope} [D. verloren hoop, prop., a lost band or
   troop; verloren, p. p. of verliezen to lose + hoop band;
   akin to E. heap. See {For-}, and {Heap}.] (Mil.), a body
   of men (called in F. enfants perdus, in G. verlornen
   posten) selected, usually from volunteers, to attempt a
   breach, scale the wall of a fortress, or perform other
   extraordinarily perilous service; also, a desperate case
   or enterprise.

Syn: Destitute, lost; abandoned; forsaken; solitary;
     helpless; friendless; hopeless; abject; wretched;
     miserable; pitiable.


\For*lorn"\, n.
1. A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.

         Forced to live in Scotland a forlorn. --Shak.

2. A forlorn hope; a vanguard. [Obs.]

         Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the
         enemy.                                --Oliver
                                               Cromvell.

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