for ‧ lorn /fəˈlɔːn $ fərˈlɔːrn/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: past participle of forleosan 'to lose' ]
1 . seeming lonely and unhappy:
a forlorn figure sitting all by herself
Ana sat with a bowed head and spoke in a forlorn voice.
2 . a place that is forlorn seems empty and sad, and is often in bad condition:
The house looked old and forlorn.
3 . [only before noun] a forlorn hope, attempt, or struggle etc is not going to be successful:
the forlorn hope of finding a peace formula
—forlornly adverb