desolate adds an element of utter remoteness or lack of human contact to any already disheartening aspect.

desolate adjective (EMPTY) Add to word list (of a place) having no living things; empty: a desolate landscape

DESOLATE definition: barren or laid waste; devastated. See examples of desolate used in a sentence.

The desolate person is deprived of human consolation, relationships, or presence: desolate and despairing. The disconsolate person is aware of the efforts of others to console and comfort, but is …

Definition of desolate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When a location is desolate, there's almost nothing there. Think of a rundown cabin in the middle of nowhere, with no running water and no stores or other people anywhere.

desolate adj 1. uninhabited; deserted 2. made uninhabitable; laid waste; devastated

4 days ago · It is not to be supposed that when Cush left Armenia, he left it desolate, and that a rich and long settled country was abandoned altogether; for it would be an absurd way of founding an …

Some common synonyms of desolate are bleak, cheerless, dismal, dreary, and gloomy. While all these words mean "devoid of cheer or comfort," desolate adds an element of utter remoteness or lack of …

DESOLATE meaning: 1 : lacking the people, plants, animals, etc., that make people feel welcome in a place; 2 : very sad and lonely especially because someone you love has died or left