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- [lawrn]
- /lɔrn/
- /lɔːn/
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- [lawrn]
- /lɔrn/
Definitions of lorn word
- adjective lorn forsaken, desolate, bereft, or forlorn. 1
- adjective lorn Archaic. lost, ruined, or undone. 1
- noun lorn Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal. 1
- noun lorn Lonely and abandoned; forlorn. 1
- adjective lorn desolate 1
- adjective lorn forsaken or wretched 0
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Origin of lorn
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English; Old English loren, past participle of -lēosan to lose (recorded in compounds)
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Parts of speech for Lorn
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lorn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
lorn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lorn
adj lorn
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- alone — When you are alone, you are not with any other people.
- apart — When people or things are apart, they are some distance from each other.
- comfortless — to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to: They tried to comfort her after her loss.
- companion — A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with.
adjective lorn
- lonely — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- companionless — Without a companion; friendless, alone.
- empty — A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
- estranged — (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.
- dropped — Let or make (something) fall vertically.
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