CEFR B1

desolate

adjective

Meaning

Empty, deserted, and bleak; lacking inhabitants or visitors.

Examples

The old mining town was desolate, with only a few crumbling buildings left.
He felt desolate after his friends moved away, leaving him all alone.

Synonyms: empty, barren, forlorn, bleak

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desolate (B1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛsəlɪt/

Definition

Empty, deserted, and bleak; lacking inhabitants or visitors.

Examples

The old mining town was desolate, with only a few crumbling buildings left.
He felt desolate after his friends moved away, leaving him all alone.
The vast, desolate plains stretched out before them under a gray sky.

How to Use desolate

desolate by (prepositional phrase): To be made to feel empty or miserable by something. — "He felt his hopes desolate by the constant setbacks."
desolate place (collocation): A location that is empty, deserted, and bleak. — "The remote island was a desolate place, rarely visited by humans."

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