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desolateness

des·o·late
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [adjective des-uh-lit; verb des-uh-leyt]
    • /adjective ˈdɛs ə lɪt; verb ˈdɛs əˌleɪt/
    • /ˈdɛsəlɪtnəs /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective des-uh-lit; verb des-uh-leyt]
    • /adjective ˈdɛs ə lɪt; verb ˈdɛs əˌleɪt/

Definitions of desolateness word

  • adjective desolateness barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape. 1
  • adjective desolateness deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited. 1
  • adjective desolateness solitary; lonely: a desolate place. 1
  • adjective desolateness having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope; forlorn. 1
  • adjective desolateness dreary; dismal; gloomy: desolate prospects. 1
  • verb with object desolateness to lay waste; devastate. 1
See all 10 definitions of desolateness

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Origin of desolateness

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Latin dēsōlātus forsaken, past participle of dēsōlāre, equivalent to dē- de- + sōlāre to make lonely, derivative of sōlus sole1; see -ate1

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Parts of speech for Desolateness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Desolateness

desolateness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for desolateness

noun desolateness

  • barrenness — not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile: a barren woman.
  • bleakness — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
  • underdevelop — to develop (something) short of the required amount: to underdevelop film.
  • aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
  • aridness — The state or quality of being arid.
All 5 Synonyms of desolateness

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