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1. : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted. a desolate abandoned town. 2. : joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one. a desolate widow. 3. a. : showing the effects of abandonment and neglect : dilapidated.
DESOLATE definition: 1. A desolate place is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it: 2…. Learn more.
having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope; forlorn. Synonyms: hopeless, woeful, wretched, miserable, lost, lonesome, cheerless, inconsolable, woebegone. Antonyms: happy, delighted. dreary; dismal; gloomy: desolate prospects.
Synonyms for DESOLATE: bleak, lonely, dark, somber, depressing, darkening, depressive, lonesome; Antonyms of DESOLATE: bright, friendly, cheerful, festive, comforting, cheery, gay, joyous.
When a person feels desolate, he feels deserted, lonely, hopeless, and sad. 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. That's a desolate setting.
DESOLATE meaning: 1. A desolate place is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it: 2…. Learn more.
Definition of desolate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
