Added 9 October 2026
forlornness
noun
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- The state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.
Origin
From Middle English forlorennesse, from Old English forlorenes (“state of being forlorn, perdition, destruction”), equivalent to forlorn + -ness.
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