desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance. lonely and sad; forsaken. expressive of hopelessness; despairing: forlorn glances.

What is the meaning of forlorn '?

1a : bereft, forsaken left quite forlorn of hope. b : sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion : desolate a forlorn landscape. 2 : being in poor condition : miserable, wretched forlorn tumbledown buildings.

Does forlorn mean depressed?

Forlorn is a very old word in English, and in fact it comes from the Old English word forlesen and means "to lose completely." Synonyms for forlorn all have fairly sad meanings: disconsolate, pessimistic, despairing, despondent, abandoned, depressed, desperate.