lovelornadj.

Brit.

/ˈlʌvlɔːn/, U.S.

/ˈləvˌlɔrn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: love n.¹, lorn adj.

Etymology: < love n.¹ + lorn adj. Compare earlier lovesick adj.

Unhappy as a result of unrequited love or the loss of a lover; pining from love.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [adjective] > languishing for or with love

sickOE

lovesicka1450

languishing1568

fancy-sick1600

lovelorn1637

1637 J. Milton Comus 9 Where the love-lorne Nightingale Nightly to thee her sad Song mourneth well.

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila 62 Love-lorn, Thee still I woo!

1772 W. Jones Poems 6 O'er Azib's banks while love-lorn damsels rove.

1796 S. T. Coleridge To Nightingale 1 Sister of love-lorn poets, Philomel!

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake vi. 244 The love-lorn wretch starts from tormenting dream.

1867 W. James Let. 12 June (1920) I. 93 Their mute-appealing, love-lorn look goes through and through me.

1902 Longman's Mag. Aug. 334 Some love-lorn thrush serenaded his mate.

1948 S. J. Perelman Westward Ha! viii. 102 A beautiful lovelorn maharanee is reported to have cast herself from it several years ago.

1996 Daily Tel. 13 Feb. 20/6 Several Web sites have set up Valentine's Day pages to put love-lorn netizens in touch.

Derivatives

ˈlovelornness n. the state or condition of being lovelorn.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > longing felt by those in love > lovesick condition

lovesickness1592

lovelornness1863

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola III. xv. 160 It was the story of that fair Gostanza who in her love-lornness desired to live no longer.

1926 Lancaster (Ohio) Daily Eagle 2 Apr. 3/4 In the good old days lovelornness was an open secret that even its fair victim was at no pains to hide.

1998 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Jan. ii. 12 [He] worked himself into a lather of lovelornness in the grandiose ballad, Throw The Roses Away.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lovelorn
释义	lovelornadj. Brit. /ˈlʌvlɔːn/, U.S. /ˈləvˌlɔrn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: love n.¹, lorn adj. Etymology: < love n.¹ + lorn adj. Compare earlier lovesick adj. Unhappy as a result of unrequited love or the loss of a lover; pining from love. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [adjective] > languishing for or with love sickOE lovesicka1450 languishing1568 fancy-sick1600 lovelorn1637 1637 J. Milton Comus 9 Where the love-lorne Nightingale Nightly to thee her sad Song mourneth well. 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila 62 Love-lorn, Thee still I woo! 1772 W. Jones Poems 6 O'er Azib's banks while love-lorn damsels rove. 1796 S. T. Coleridge To Nightingale 1 Sister of love-lorn poets, Philomel! 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake vi. 244 The love-lorn wretch starts from tormenting dream. 1867 W. James Let. 12 June (1920) I. 93 Their mute-appealing, love-lorn look goes through and through me. 1902 Longman's Mag. Aug. 334 Some love-lorn thrush serenaded his mate. 1948 S. J. Perelman Westward Ha! viii. 102 A beautiful lovelorn maharanee is reported to have cast herself from it several years ago. 1996 Daily Tel. 13 Feb. 20/6 Several Web sites have set up Valentine's Day pages to put love-lorn netizens in touch. Derivatives ˈlovelornness n. the state or condition of being lovelorn. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > longing felt by those in love > lovesick condition lovesickness1592 lovelornness1863 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola III. xv. 160 It was the story of that fair Gostanza who in her love-lornness desired to live no longer. 1926 Lancaster (Ohio) Daily Eagle 2 Apr. 3/4 In the good old days lovelornness was an open secret that even its fair victim was at no pains to hide. 1998 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Jan. ii. 12 [He] worked himself into a lather of lovelornness in the grandiose ballad, Throw The Roses Away. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1637
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