lovelorn

Thân thiện

A young man sits alone on a park bench, looking lovelorn.

Definition

Adjective: - Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love: Describes a person who is sad, pining, or heartbroken because their romantic love is not returned by the person they love.

Usage

This adjective is used to describe a person's emotional state. It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like 'be', 'feel', or 'seem'). It conveys a sense of romantic melancholy and longing.

Examples

• The lovelorn poet wrote sonnets full of sorrow and yearning.
• After her confession was rejected, she spent weeks feeling utterly lovelorn.
• He wandered the city streets like a lovelorn character from an old film.

Advanced Usage

• Literary and Formal Tone: The word 'lovelorn' is more common in literary, poetic, or formal contexts than in everyday casual speech. It often carries a slightly old-fashioned or dramatic connotation.
  • The novel's protagonist is the archetypal lovelorn hero, consumed by his passion.

Variants and Related Words

• Lovesick (adjective): Very similar in meaning to 'lovelorn', emphasizing the obsessive or pining aspect of unrequited love. It can sometimes imply a more intense or debilitating state.
  • He was lovesick, unable to think of anything but her.

Synonyms

• Heartbroken: Overwhelmed by grief or disappointment, especially in love.
• Pining: Longing intensely for someone, especially a lost or unattainable love.
• Forlorn: Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

Antonyms

• Loved-up (informal): Very happily in love.
• Blissful: Extremely happy; full of joy.
• Content: In a state of peaceful happiness or satisfaction.

Idioms and Related Phrases

• To be lovesick/lovelorn: The state itself is often expressed with these adjectives.
  • He's been lovesick ever since she moved away.
• To pine away for someone: To become weak and ill because of longing for an unattainable person. This phrase describes a potential consequence of being lovelorn.
  • In the story, the maiden pined away for her lost love.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bereft
• unbeloved