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May 13, 2016 Word of the Day

desolate /ˈdɛsələt/ adjective
desolate
/ˈdɛsələt/
adjective
A desolate landscape
A desolate landscape
Definition of DESOLATE

[more desolate; most desolate]

1 : lacking the people, plants, animals, etc., that make people feel welcome in a place

  • a landscape as desolate [=barren, lifeless] as the moon

  • We drove for hours along a desolate [=deserted] stretch of road.

2 : very sad and lonely especially because someone you love has died or left

  • desolate [=grief-stricken] parents grieving over the death of their son

  • desolate thoughts and memories

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