Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being forlorn; destitution; misery; a forsaken or wretched condition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun State of being forlorn.
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- noun The state or characteristic of being
forlorn ;sadness ;loneliness .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
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Examples
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{226} (1) While making all allowance for the feeling of insignificance and forlornness which is apt to overwhelm us when we begin to realise the immensity of the material universe, a little closer thought should make it obvious that nothing in the nature of mere bulk or bigness furnishes even a reasonable presumption, let alone a convincing argument, against the survival of the soul; it is indeed difficult to perceive what legitimate bearing these physical phenomena are supposed to have upon a purely spiritual question.
Problems of Immanence: studies critical and constructive Joseph Warschauer
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Klinghoffer is less inventive than Frusciante, only breaking loose on The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie's string-snapping solo, but he's there with the big riffs when the songs call for them, while singer Anthony Kiedis excels himself in the forlornness stakes on a sweet tribute to a friend, Brendan's Death Song.
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Her reply began with a hint of forlornness that vanished with her smile, as she warned:
CHAPTER VII 2010
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Around that time, Drake called a friend, who said he could feel "the fear ... the dread, the forlornness" in Drake's voice.
Former NSA executive Thomas A. Drake may pay high price for media leak 2010
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Around that time, Drake called a friend, who said he could feel "the fear ... the dread, the forlornness" in Drake's voice.
Former NSA executive Thomas A. Drake may pay high price for media leak 2010
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Around that time, Drake called a friend, who said he could feel "the fear ... the dread, the forlornness" in Drake's voice.
Former NSA executive Thomas A. Drake may pay high price for media leak 2010
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Our choice in this moment of utter forlornness will change the form and the content of the universe.
Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp: Retrieving G-d's Hidden Rays of Light: A Global Partnership Is Emerging Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp 2010
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Then Mr. Edson, who had good abilities, in his forlornness and despair, threw them all to the winds.
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Then Mr. Edson, who had good abilities, in his forlornness and despair, threw them all to the winds.
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Not since The Remains of the Day has Ishiguro written about wasted lives with such finely gauged forlornness.
Never Let Me Go: Summary and book reviews of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. 2005
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