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forlornness

for·lorn·ness

uncommon

noun

1.

sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

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Origin

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

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