lornness

English

Etymology

From lorn +‎ -ness.

Noun

lornness (countable and uncountable, plural lornnesses)

1. The quality of being lorn.
   • 1872, The Spectator, volume 45, page 563:

     The joys and sorrows, the loves and the lornnesses of young heiresses have furnished themes to novel-writers ever since heiresses or novelists have existed.