lovelorn

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From love + lorn.

She forgot lovelorn youths, and the cayenne speeches of malicious neighbors, and all the problems of her girlish existence. — Anne of the Island, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
A lovelorn maiden she sat and sang-- This quaint, sweet song sang she; "It's O for a youth with a football bang And a muscle fair to see! — The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce
I was as vain of her favour as any lovelorn suitor whose lady had honoured him, not knowing, as I came to know later, the reason for it. — Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

bereft, unbeloved

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