forlornity

It had an air of ludicrous forlornity, with its damaged paint and its tied-up harness.

Hilda A Story of Calcutta Sara Jeannette Duncan

Again she felt her abandonment, her utter forlornity, her distance from everything she had known and been accustomed to.

O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 Various

McPhearson, on the other hand, was a solitary creature whose forlornity prompted him to take with gladness any hand stretched out to him.

Christopher and the Clockmakers Sara Ware Bassett 1920

Had one been visiting it for the first time he would probably have turned his back on its forlornity and never have come again.

Walter and the Wireless Sara Ware Bassett 1920

"Now, you other little forlornity, what's the matter with you?"

The Squirrel-Cage Dorothy Canfield Fisher 1918

Climbing up and out of the cañon, they admire the scenery in spite of their forlornity ... cacti and bare feet, hunger and thirst ... but astronomical and barometrical observations and drawings are made, botanical specimens collected, and a mass of information, making the report of this expedition [19] what has been called the most enduring monument of Frémont's fame.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

I didn't want to trouble you, for you have your house full already, and I really couldn't lay my hand on any good soul who would be bothered with this little forlornity.

Rose in Bloom 1876

I didn't want to trouble you, for you have your house full already, and I really couldn't lay my hand on any good soul who would be bothered with this little forlornity.

Rose In Bloom Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 1876

Laughter is very restorative after the forlornity of sea-sickness; and

What Katy Did Next Susan Coolidge 1870

I didn't want to trouble you, for you have your house full already, and I really couldn't lay my hand on any good soul who would be bothered with this little forlornity.

Rose in Bloom Louisa May Alcott 1860