Meaning

5 senses
  1. Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.

    a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house

    verlassen

    пусты́нныйpustýnnyj, необитаемыйneobitajemyj, поки́нутыйpokínutyj

    спустілийspustilyj, опустілийopustilyj, безлюднийbezljudnyj

  2. Barren and lifeless.

    оскуде́вшийoskudévšij, упа́дочныйupádočnyj

  3. Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.

    desolate altars

    verlassen

  4. Dismal or dreary.

  5. Sad, forlorn and hopeless.

    He was left desolate by the early death of his wife.

    öde, trostlos

    ску́дныйskúdnyj, безнадёжныйbeznadjóžnyj

More definitions
  • crushed by grief
  • providing no shelter or sustenance

Examples

24 sentences
  1. Mars is a cold desolate planet.

    deDer Mars ist ein kalter, trostloser Planet.

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  2. Karl was on a desolate highway.

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  3. The island seemed dead and desolate.

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  4. Kalman arrived at that desolate location.

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  5. The place is desolate and forlorn.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
deserted:
Русский
By meaning 4
deserted:
barren, lifeless:
dismal:
hopeless:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
deserted:
dismal:
hopeless:

Origin

From Middle English desolat(e). See Etymology 2 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for mo

From Middle English desolat(e). See Etymology 2 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

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Forms

more desolate, most desolate
Comparativemore desolate Lesson
Superlativemost desolate Lesson

regular

Synonyms

145 synonyms

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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