dismal, dreary, bleak, gloomy, cheerless, desolate mean devoid of cheer or comfort. dismal indicates extreme and utterly depressing gloominess.

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

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

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

2 days ago · Verb desolate (third-person singular simple present desolates, present participle desolating, simple past and past participle desolated) To deprive of inhabitants. Synonyms: …