lovelorn

[ luhv-lawrn ]

/ ˈlʌvˌlɔrn /

being without love; forsaken by one's lover.

Origin of lovelorn

First recorded in 1625–35; love + lorn

Griffith is hardly alone amongst the lovelorn, impulsive, and unfortunately tattooed.

Melanie, Leave Antonio On Your Arm: The Emotional Politics of Tattoos |Lizzie Crocker |June 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Lovelorn Cyrano may not have exactly been a player, but Rostand certainly understood the game.

Sex Advice from Cyrano |Ben Crair |July 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
But he was a square sort of chap, in his way, this lovelorn Jenkins.

Superwomen |Albert Payson Terhune
There are lovelorn maidens so eager to peer into the future they will even help a neighbor on wash day.

Blue Ridge Country |Jean Thomas

A concave mirror at the side presents to him lovelorn longlost lugubru Booloohoom.

Ulysses |James Joyce
"None nearer than Strelsau, for instance," said poor Fritz, with a lovelorn sigh.

The Prisoner of Zenda |Anthony Hope
But neither the "best three in five" nor the "best four in seven" gave any thing of hope or comfort to the lovelorn swain.

Patty's Perversities |Arlo Bates

lovelorn

/ (ˈlʌvˌlɔːn) /

miserable because of unrequited love or unhappiness in love

lovelornness, noun