lovelorn

[luhv-lawrn] /ˈlʌvˌlɔrn/

adjective

being without love; forsaken by one's lover.

Origin

1625-35; love + lorn

Examples from the web for lovelorn

But so have other nearby males, which also begin singing lovelorn tunes-all of them vying for this one lady in the treetops.
Long before advertising copywriters linked romance to fresh breath, the lovelorn chewed aromatic herbs with similar notions.
For centuries the lovelorn have carved messages in tree trunks and rolled letters into bottles and cast them out to sea.
Overcoming heartbreak may be similar to kicking an addiction, say researchers studying brain images of the lovelorn.
But this one goes deeper: beneath the cruelty and into the dark places of lovelorn pain.
If you're lovelorn and looking for answers, you won't find them here.

British Dictionary definitions for lovelorn

/ˈlʌvˌlɔːn/

adjective

miserable because of unrequited love or unhappiness in love

Derived Forms

lovelornness, noun

Word Origin and History for lovelorn

adj.

also love-lorn, "pining for love," 1630s, from love (n.) + lorn. Perhaps coined by Milton.