lovelorn
adjective
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Pronunciation: /lʌvˈlɔɹn/
adj
Etymology: From love + lorn.
- Abandoned or forsaken by one's lover; having constant bad luck in romance; desperate for love.
“Ye lovesick bards! repay her scorn for scorn; / Ye artists lovelorn! madmen that ye are, / Make your best bow to her and bid adieu / Then, if she likes it, she will follow you.”
“A soft-breasted bird from the sea / Fell in love with the light-house flame; / And it wheeled round the tower on its airiest wing, / And floated and cried like a lovelorn thing;”
- Unloved, bereft of love.
noun
Etymology: From love + lorn.
- A person who is lovelorn.
“And when there's a price involved, she can help others but - not herself. She gives advice to the lovelorn every day but she's never been in love herself. Or so I've heard.”