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Synonyms of forlornness

39 similar words

Another word for forlornness is ill-being. Other synonyms of forlornness are depression, misery, sadness, sorrow and grief.

Synonyms and similar words for forlornness

nounThe state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.

  • lonesomenessThe state of being lonesome.
  • miseryGreat unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
  • unhappinessThe feeling of not being happy.
  • bluenessMelancholy.
  • tristesse literarySadness.
  • mirthlessLacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
  • bluesA feeling of sadness or depression.
  • crestfallennessThe quality of being crestfallen.
  • dejectionA state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
  • depressionA state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future...
  • despondencyA feeling of depression or disheartenment.
  • distress
  • dolefulnessThe characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
  • downheartednessThe characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
  • griefEmotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or...
  • ill-beingThe state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness.
  • infelicity
  • melancholiaDeep sadness or gloom; melancholy.
  • melancholyGreat sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
  • mourn literarySorrow, grief.
  • sadnessThe state or emotion of being sad.
  • sorrowUnhappiness, woe.
  • sorrowfulnessThe quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
  • tristfulnessSadness; sorrow; melancholy.
  • undelightThe condition or feeling of lacking delight; unhappiness or displeasure.
  • woeGreat sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
  • woefareDiscontentment; sorrow; unhappiness.
  • wretchednessAn unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
  • lonelihoodLoneliness.
  • loneliness
  • drearihead obsoleteSadness; dreariness.
  • heartsore rareHeartache, misery, grief.
  • mishappiness obsoleteUnhappiness; wretchedness; misery.
  • prosternation obsoleteDejection; depression.
  • regret obsolete
  • rue archaic, dialectalSorrow; repentance; regret.
  • ruth obsoleteDistress, misery, sorrow.
  • ellingness obsoleteLoneliness.
  • monopathy obsoletePsychological suffering due to solitude or loneliness.

Meaning of forlornness

  1. noun The state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.

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Questions about synonyms of forlornness

What is another word for forlornness?
Forlornness has 39 synonyms on Word.ws, such as ill-being, depression, misery, sadness, sorrow, grief, woe and unhappiness.
What does forlornness mean?
Forlornness means the state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.

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