Definition
The state or quality of being forlorn; complete hopelessness, loneliness, or abandonment.
Etymology
From 'forlorn' + '-ity' (abstract noun suffix). The '-ity' suffix was highly productive in English for creating nouns describing qualities or states, derived from Latin nominalization patterns.
Kelly Says
This word is quite rare because English speakers preferred just saying 'forlornness,' but 'forlornity' shows a fascinating pattern—every time a new adjective appeared, speakers would try adding '-ity' to nominalize it, even though most attempts never stuck.
Translations
ARالعربية
الوحشة
al-wa-h-sha
BNবাংলা
অবহেলা
o-bo-he-la
CACatalà
abandonament
a-ban-do-na-ment
CSČeština
opuštěnost
o-pu-sh-teh-nost
DADansk
forladthed
for-lat-hed
DEDeutsch
Verlassenheit
ver-la-sen-heit
ELΕλληνικά
αποξενωτικότητα
a-po-xe-no-ti-ko-ti-ta
ESEspañol
desolación
des-o-la-ción
FAفارسی
بیپناهی
bi-pa-na-hi
FISuomi
hylättymys
hy-laht-ty-mys
FRFrançais
abandon
a-ban-don
HIहिन्दी
अकेलापन
a-ke-la-pan
HUMagyar
elhagyottság
el-ha-gyot-tság
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesepian
ke-se-pi-an
ITItaliano
desolazione
des-o-la-tsio-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
kesepian
ke-se-pi-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်သား
kyan-tha
NLNederlands
verlatenheid
ver-la-ten-heid
PLPolski
opuszczoność
op-u-sh-choh-no-ść
PTPortuguês
desolação
des-o-la-ção
RORomână
abandonare
a-ban-do-na-re
RUРусский
оставленность
oh-stah-vlen-nost'
SVSvenska
förloradhet
for-lor-ad-het
SWKiswahili
amelewa
a-me-le-wa
THไทย
ความโดดเดี่ยว
kwan-muat doh-det-yew
TLTL
pag-iibinaligtad
pa-g-i-ba-li-gtad
TRTürkçe
terk edilmişlik
ter-k e-dil-miş-lik
UKУкраїнська
залишеність
za-li-she-nist'