noun
- plural of lornness; the quality or state of being lorn (lonely, forsaken, or abandoned)
Usage: archaic or literary; lorn is an archaic/poetic adjective meaning lonely or forsaken
Examples
- The poet wrote of the lornnesses that haunted the abandoned manor.
- Her lornnesses deepened as winter set in and no visitors came.
- The novel explored the various lornnesses experienced by its isolated characters.
- He felt the weight of lornnesses pressing down upon him in the empty house.