desolate
11desolate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English desolat, from Latin desolatus, past participle of desolare to abandon, from de + solus alone Date: 14th century 1. devoid of inhabitants and visitors ; deserted 2. joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful… …
12desolate — desolates, desolating, desolated (The adjective is pronounced [[t]de̱sələt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]de̱səleɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort. ...a desolate landscape of flat green fields… …
13desolate — des|o|late1 [ˈdesələt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: desolatus, from solus alone ] 1.) a place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there ▪ a desolate landscape 2.) someone who is desolate feels very sad… …
14desolate — 1 adjective 1 a place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there and not much activity: desolate moorland 2 someone who is desolate feels very sad and lonely desolately adverb desolation noun (U) 2 verb (transitive… …
15desolate — des|o|late [ desələt ] adjective 1. ) a desolate place is completely empty with no people or pleasant features in it: desolate streets 2. ) feeling very sad and lonely …
16desolate — 1. adjective 1) the desolate prairie Syn: bleak, stark, bare, dismal, grim; wild, inhospitable; deserted, uninhabited, godforsaken, abandoned, unpeopled, untenanted, empty, barren; unfrequented, unvisited …
17desolate — adjective 1) desolate moorlands Syn: bleak, stark, bare, dismal, grim, wild, inhospitable, deserted, uninhabited, godforsaken, abandoned, empty, isolated, remote 2) she is desolate …
18desolate — UK [ˈdesələt] / US adjective 1) a desolate place is completely empty with no people or pleasant features in it desolate streets 2) feeling very sad and lonely …
19desolate — des•o•late adj. [[t]ˈdɛs ə lɪt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌleɪt[/t]] adj. v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape[/ex] 2) deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; lonely 3) feeling loveless, friendless, or… …
20desolate — adj. & v. adj. 1 left alone; solitary. 2 (of a building or place) uninhabited, ruined, neglected, barren, dreary, empty (a desolate moor). 3 forlorn; wretched; miserable (was left desolate and weeping). v.tr. 1 depopulate or devastate; lay waste… …
