lovelorn

Meanings

• adjective

  Feeling deep and often unrequited love or infatuation.

  - "She was a lovelorn teenager, pining for her unrequited love."
  - "His lovelorn heart ached for her presence."

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Synonyms

loveless

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lovelorn
morn , orn , dean , lean , gone , throne

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Variants

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lovelorn , lovelornness , lovelornnesses , the lovelorn

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'loving in vain' or 'loving lost'. Derived from the Old English word 'lufian' meaning 'to love' and 'lorn' meaning 'lost'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'lovelorn' was first used in print in the 1500s.

2. In some cultures, being lovelorn is considered a sign of romantic passion and is celebrated rather than mourned.

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Related Concepts

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1. unrequited love: A feeling of deep affection for someone who does not reciprocate those feelings.

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Culture

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In literature, 'lovelorn' is often used to describe characters who are deeply in love but unrequited or unable to be with their loved one. In music, the term is used to describe songs about unrequited love or longing.

How to Memorize "lovelorn"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person longing for someone who does not reciprocate their feelings. Imagine their sadness and longing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of deep, unrequited love or longing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'lovelorn': Love Overcomes Vain Longing, Endlessly.

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