DESOLATE


Meaning of DESOLATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ desələt ]

1.

A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.

...a desolate landscape of flat green fields broken by marsh...

= bleak

ADJ

2.

If someone is desolate , they feel very sad, alone, and without hope. ( LITERARY )

He was desolate without her.

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ

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