lovelorn

Definition

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

Etymology

From love + lorn.

Example Sentences

• "Ye lovesick bards! repay her scorn for scorn; / Ye artists lovelorn! madmen that ye are, / Make your best bow to her and bid adieu / Then, if she likes it, she will follow you."
• "A soft-breasted bird from the sea / Fell in love with the light-house flame; / And it wheeled round the tower on its airiest wing, / And floated and cried like a lovelorn thing;"