इंग्रजी

desolate

gb/dˈɛsəlɪt/ us/dˈɛsəlɪt/
B2 इंग्रजी
~ 4600
अर्थ
० अर्थ
adjective B2 property
1

Empty and lifeless

Used to talk about a place with no people, plants, or activity.

वापर नमुना: [a place] is desolate
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desolate' with 'isolated'. 'Isolated' means far from other places, but 'desolate' also means empty and lifeless.
समानार्थी शब्द
barren (Focuses more on the inability to support life, especially plant life.) | bleak (Emphasizes harshness and lack of comfort in addition to emptiness.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
populated (Describes a place with many people living there.) | fertile (Describes land that can support abundant plant life.)
सहप्रयोग
desolate landscape |desolate area |desolate street |desolate plain
विषय
geography |nature |travel |core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
  • The once-busy town was now desolate after the factory closed.
  • A desolate stretch of highway ran through the desert.
  • The island looked desolate, with no signs of human habitation.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • The beach was desolate after the storm.
  • This road is long and desolate.
  • The farm is in a desolate area.
adjective literary C1 state
2

Very sad and lonely

Feeling very sad and alone.

वापर नमुना: [someone] feels desolate
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may confuse 'desolate' with 'lonely'. 'Lonely' is common and neutral, while 'desolate' is stronger and more literary.
समानार्थी शब्द
forlorn (Implies sadness with a sense of abandonment.) | heartbroken (Stronger focus on emotional pain from loss.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
comforted (Feeling supported or reassured.) | content (Feeling satisfied and at peace.)
सहप्रयोग
feel desolate |look desolate |emotionally desolate
विषय
emotions |psychology |core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
  • After the breakup, she felt utterly desolate.
  • He looked desolate when he heard the news.
  • The loss left him emotionally desolate for months.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • She felt desolate after her friend left.
  • He was desolate when his dog died.
  • I felt desolate when I moved to a new city.
क्रियापद formal C2 action
3

Make a place empty and lifeless

To make a place empty and without life.

वापर नमुना: to desolate [a place]
समानार्थी शब्द
devastate (Often used for destruction caused by disaster or war.) | ravage (Implies severe and often violent damage.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
repopulate (To bring people back to live in a place.) | restore (To bring something back to a good condition or to life.)
सहप्रयोग
war desolated the city |desolated countryside
विषय
geography |history |core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
  • The hurricane desolated the coastal towns.
  • Years of drought had desolated the farmland.
  • War had desolated much of the region.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • The fire desolated the forest.
  • The war desolated the city.
  • The storm desolated the island.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
desolate
IPA
GB/dˈɛsəlɪt/
US/dˈɛsəlɪt/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
des - ol - ate (३ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (des)
शब्दरूपे
Adjective
  • Base: desolate
Verb
  • Base: desolate
  • 3rd Person Singular: desolates
  • Present Participle: desolating
  • Past: desolated
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
desolates verb desolating verb desolated verb
Core family
desolation noun C1
Related words
desolately adverb
वाक्प्रचार

desolate wilderness

1
/dˈɛsəlɪt wˈɪldɚnəs/
fixed phrase

Empty, lifeless natural area

An empty place in nature with no people or signs of life.

उदाहरणे
  • They crossed a vast, desolate wilderness.
  • The explorers were lost in a desolate wilderness.

leave someone desolate

1
/lˈiv sˈʌmwˌʌn dˈɛsəlɪt/
fixed phrase

Make someone feel very sad and alone

To make someone feel very sad and alone.

उदाहरणे
  • Her sudden departure left him desolate.
  • The news of the accident left them desolate.

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