desolateness
1Desolateness — Des o*late*ness, n. The state of being desolate. [1913 Webster] …
2desolateness — noun see desolate I …
3desolateness — See desolately. * * * …
4desolateness — noun The state of being desolate or barren …
5desolateness — des·o·late·ness || desÉ™lÉ™tnɪs n. emptiness, barrenness, bleakness; despondency, depression …
6desolateness — des·o·late·ness …
7desolateness — ]ələ̇tnə̇s noun ( es) : the quality or state of being desolate : loneliness, bleakness …
8desolate — 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… …
9desolate — desolately, adv. desolateness, n. desolater, desolator, n. adj. /des euh lit/; v. /des euh layt /, adj., v., desolated, desolating. adj. 1. barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape …
10Jean-Francois Millet — Jean François Millet † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jean François Millet French painter; b. at Gruchy, near Cherbourg, 4 October, 1814; d. at Barbizon, 20 January, 1875. This great painter of peasants was a son of peasants: he himself… …
