What is the word origin of desolate? The word desolate hasn’t strayed far from its Latin roots: its earliest meaning of “deserted” mirrors that of its Latin source dēsōlātus, which comes from the verb dēsōlāre, …

desolate adjective (EMPTY) Add to word list (of a place) having no living things; empty: a desolate landscape

DESOLATE definition: barren or laid waste; devastated. See examples of desolate used in a sentence.

Definition of desolate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The desolate person is deprived of human consolation, relationships, or presence: desolate and despairing. The disconsolate person is aware of the efforts of others to console and comfort, but is …

desolate adj 1. uninhabited; deserted 2. made uninhabitable; laid waste; devastated

Dec 2, 2025 · It is not to be supposed that when Cush left Armenia, he left it desolate, and that a rich and long settled country was abandoned altogether; for it would be an absurd way of founding an …

When a location is desolate, there's almost nothing there. Think of a rundown cabin in the middle of nowhere, with no running water and no stores or other people anywhere.

DESOLATE meaning: 1 : lacking the people, plants, animals, etc., that make people feel welcome in a place; 2 : very sad and lonely especially because someone you love has died or left

desolate, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary