Desolate word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "desolate" word

[adjective] made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape"
[adjective] pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn"
[adjective] crushed by grief; "depressed and desolate of soul"; "a low desolate wail"
[adjective] providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"
[verb] devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
[verb] reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
[verb] leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

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\Des"o*late\, a. [L. desolatus, p. p. of desolare to leave alone, forsake; de- + solare to make lonely, solus alone. See {Sole}, a.] 1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house. I will make Jerusalem . . . a den of dragons, and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. --Jer. ix. 11. And the silvery marish flowers that throng The desolate creeks and pools among. --Tennyson. 2. Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars. 3. Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless. Have mercy upon, for I am desolate. --Ps. xxv. 16. Voice of the poor and desolate. --Keble. 4. Lost to shame; dissolute. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 5. Destitute of; lacking in. [Obs.] I were right now of tales desolate. --Chaucer. Syn: Desert; uninhabited; lonely; waste.
\Des"o*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desolating}.] 1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood. 2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city. Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war. --Sparks.

Synonyms for desolate

abandon, bare, barren, blasted, bleak, depopulate, desert, desolated, destroyed, devastate, devastated, disconsolate, forlorn, forsake, forsaken, godforsaken, inconsolable, inhospitable, lay waste to, lorn, ravage, ravaged, ruined, stark, unconsolable, waste, wasted

Related terms: acarpous, acheronian, bare, barren, bring to tears, crushed, cut up, depress, desert, dishearten, down, downhearted, draw tears, embitter, fruitless, heart-struck, homeless, low-spirited, neglected, nonproductive, obliterate, ruinate

The fun area, different aproach to word »desolate«

Let's analyse "desolate" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETALOSED. Average typing speed for these characters is 2270 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. . ... --- .-.. .- - .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: desolate: 5 + 6 + 1 + 5 = 17, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: desolate: 4 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 27, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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