noun
- plural of lovelornness; the state or quality of being lovelorn; sadness or loneliness caused by unrequited or lost love
Usage: formal or literary; typically used in plural to denote multiple instances or manifestations of the condition
Examples
- The poet's verses were filled with lovelornnesses, each stanza a lament for lost affection.
- Her diary entries documented the various lovelornnesses she experienced throughout her youth.
- The novel explores the lovelornnesses of characters separated by circumstance and time.
- His songs captured the lovelornnesses of unrequited love with haunting beauty.
- The exhibition displayed artworks expressing different lovelornnesses across cultures and centuries.