desolate.
Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
Meaning & usage
Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house
Barren and lifeless.
Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.
desolate altars
Dismal or dreary.
Sad, forlorn and hopeless.
He was left desolate by the early death of his wife.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English desolat(e). See Etymology 2 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.
To deprive of inhabitants.
To devastate or lay waste somewhere.
To abandon or forsake something.
To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English desolaten (“to desolate”), from desolat(e) (“desolate”), from Latin dēsōlātus, perfect passive participle of dēsōlō (“to leave alone, make lonely, lay waste, desolate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more.
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