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desolatedes‧o‧late1 /ˈdesələt/ adjective   desolate1Origin: 1300-1400 Latin desolatus, from solus ‘alone’ - Radin's body was found in a desolate canyon about 65 miles north of Los Angeles.
- the desolate terrain of the moon
- The little mining town was desolate and ugly.
- We looked out over a desolate landscape of bare trees and stony fields.
- But downtown is desolate with empty storefronts.
- In some of the more desolate regions, half of the active population is out of work.
- One imagines with misgiving the last scene on desolate Eldey.
- The desolate quietness was almost painful.
- The bus station was similarly desolate, while the cinema, cultural centre, public baths and a hospital have closed.
- There are stretches of land scattered throughout the United States that have become so desolate they are the stuff of legends.
- To people who work outside all day this is one of the most desolate sounds known.
- We sat still in the desolate space for several hours before we surmised that evidently we were free to go.
place/area of land► empty a place that is empty has no-one in it: · It was 2 o'clock in the morning and the streets were completely empty. ► deserted a place that is deserted is empty and quiet because there is no one there, or the people who are usually there have left: · The beach was deserted and unsafe for bathing according to the guidebook.· We passed through several deserted villages whose inhabitants had fled. ► uninhabited an area or place that is uninhabited has no people living in it: · Most of the islands in Clear Bay are uninhabited.· Access to this remote uninhabited Himalayan mountain is via high snow-covered passes. ► desolate an area that is desolate is empty and sad-looking, because there are no people there, no trees or plants growing, and nothing attractive to see: · We looked out over a desolate landscape of bare trees and stony fields.· The little mining town was desolate and ugly.· the desolate terrain of the moon ► ghost town a town that is empty because all the people have left: become/turn into a ghost town: · Since the closing of the coal mines the place has become a ghost town.· By March the population had been evacuated, and Verdun had become a ghost town. ► wasteland an area of land, especially in a city, that is empty, ugly, and unused: · The area down by the docks is just a wasteland.· Detectives discovered the man's body dumped on wasteland near the railway. 1a place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there:  a desolate landscape2someone who is desolate feels very sad and lonely—desolately adverb—desolation /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |