# forlornness

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.

## Etymology
From Middle English forlorennesse, from Old English forlorenes (“state of being forlorn, perdition, destruction”), equivalent to forlorn + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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