desolate
adjective
barren or laid waste; devastated.
desolateness
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a word derived from
desolate.
Example Sentences
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Indians called this place home for centuries before European contact, and got to know not only the best trails through them, but the ever-important water supplies hidden among the seeming desolateness.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2017
“Wind River,” with its hauntingly beautiful shots of the American West, is alluring even amid its desolateness.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2017
There was nothing memorable in its all too typical poverty and desolateness.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
It is not possible for those who have always lived in large settlements or towns to realize the desolateness of such a position as was ours while we waited for the return of the scout.
From On the Kentucky Frontier A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West by James Otis
Doubtless the Orkneys or Hebrides equal these islands in desolateness and wildness of aspect, but they could scarce surpass them.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake
