lovelorn
Collocations
4VERB + LOVELORN
cried, like, looked
LOVELORN + NOUN
day, driver, madmen, thing, ye
PREP.
with
ADV.
altogether
Definitions
adj
Abandoned or forsaken by one's lover; having constant bad luck in romance; desperate for love.
Ye lovesick bards! repay her scorn for scorn; / Ye artists lovelorn! madmen that ye are, / Make your best bow to her and bid adieu / Then, if she likes it, she will follow you.
A soft-breasted bird from the sea / Fell in love with the light-house flame; / And it wheeled round the tower on its airiest wing, / And floated and cried like a lovelorn thing;
Unloved, bereft of love.
noun
A person who is lovelorn.
And when there's a price involved, she can help others but - not herself. She gives advice to the lovelorn every day but she's never been in love herself. Or so I've heard.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — unhappy in love
- bereft
- unbeloved
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5Ye lovesick bards! repay her scorn for scorn; / Ye artists lovelorn! madmen that ye are, / Make your best bow to her and bid adieu / Then, if she likes it, she will follow you.
WiktionaryA soft-breasted bird from the sea / Fell in love with the light-house flame; / And it wheeled round the tower on its airiest wing, / And floated and cried like a lovelorn thing;
WiktionaryAnd when there's a price involved, she can help others but - not herself. She gives advice to the lovelorn every day but she's never been in love herself. Or so I've heard.
WiktionaryHello, Tom! Got anything planned for this evening? Do you fancy going to the cinema with me? The Lovelorn Train Driver is on at The Kant at nine.
Tatoeba · #10639504He halted, waved to her, sighed with his hand on his heart, and looked altogether very lovelorn.
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