Standard Lemma guide

lovelorn

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /lʌvˈlɔɹn/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Abandoned or forsaken by one's lover; having constant bad luck in romance; desperate for love.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Unloved, bereft of love.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: loveless

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person who is lovelorn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bereft, unbeloved

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From love + lorn.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нещастно влюбен (neštastno vljuben) — being lorn by love
  • German: liebeskrank — being lorn by love
  • Norwegian Bokmål: elskovssyk — being lorn by love
  • Polish: nieszczęśliwie zakochany — being lorn by love
  • Polish: beznadziejnie zakochany — being lorn by love
  • Polish: niekochany — unloved, bereft of love
  • Vietnamese: phụ tình — unloved, bereft of love