Definitions

lorn

[lawrn] / lɔrn /

ADJECTIVE

lonely

Synonyms

WEAK

abandoned alone apart by oneself comfortless companionless deserted desolate destitute disconsolate down empty estranged forlorn forsaken godforsaken homeless isolated left lone lonesome outcast reclusive rejected renounced secluded single solitary troglodytic unattended unbefriended uncherished unsocial withdrawn

ADJECTIVE

abandoned

Synonyms

WEAK

alone bereft cast aside cast away derelict deserted desolate discarded dissipated dropped dumped eighty-sixed eliminated empty forgotten forlorn forsaken given up godforsaken jilted left left in the cold left in the lurch neglected outcast passed up pigeon-holed rejected relinquished shunned side-tracked sidelined unoccupied vacant vacated

Example Sentences

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It was important to speak about Juneteenth during the service, the Rev. Lorn Snow told a reporter.

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2023

It was important to speak about Juneteenth during Sunday Mass, the Rev. Lorn Snow told a reporter as the service was ending.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2023

Sadie Gorvett. of HWDT, said: "It was quite of a shock for Lorn and a surprise for us. It is very unusual."

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2023

He befriended faculty, seeking out the handful of professors at the school whose fire burned as his did, including Voelkel, a young politics professor named Lorn Foster, and Koblik.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2021

Lorn exiles, see, from dark, deep mines, A star at burst of dawn!...

From Comrade Kropotkin by Robinson, Victor

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