desolate
gb/dˈɛsəlɪt/ us/dˈɛsəlɪt/
B2
ஆங்கிலம்
~ 4600
பொருள்கள்
0 பொருள்கள்
adjective
B2
property
1
Empty and lifeless
Used to talk about a place with no people, plants, or activity.
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
[a place] is desolate
பொதுவான தவறு:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desolate' with 'isolated'. 'Isolated' means far from other places, but 'desolate' also means empty and lifeless.
இணைச்சொற்கள்
barren (Focuses more on the inability to support life, especially plant life.)
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bleak (Emphasizes harshness and lack of comfort in addition to emptiness.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
populated (Describes a place with many people living there.)
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fertile (Describes land that can support abundant plant life.)
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
desolate landscape
|desolate area
|desolate street
|desolate plain
கருப்பொருள்கள்
geography
|nature
|travel
|core_vocabulary
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
[someone] feels desolate
பொதுவான தவறு:
Learners may confuse 'desolate' with 'lonely'. 'Lonely' is common and neutral, while 'desolate' is stronger and more literary.
இணைச்சொற்கள்
forlorn (Implies sadness with a sense of abandonment.)
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heartbroken (Stronger focus on emotional pain from loss.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
comforted (Feeling supported or reassured.)
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content (Feeling satisfied and at peace.)
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
feel desolate
|look desolate
|emotionally desolate
கருப்பொருள்கள்
emotions
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
உதாரணங்கள்
- After the breakup, she felt utterly desolate.
- He looked desolate when he heard the news.
- The loss left him emotionally desolate for months.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- She felt desolate after her friend left.
- He was desolate when his dog died.
- I felt desolate when I moved to a new city.
வினைச்சொல்
formal
C2
action
3
Make a place empty and lifeless
To make a place empty and without life.
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
to desolate [a place]
இணைச்சொற்கள்
devastate (Often used for destruction caused by disaster or war.)
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ravage (Implies severe and often violent damage.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
repopulate (To bring people back to live in a place.)
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restore (To bring something back to a good condition or to life.)
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
war desolated the city
|desolated countryside
கருப்பொருள்கள்
geography
|history
|core_vocabulary
உதாரணங்கள்
- The hurricane desolated the coastal towns.
- Years of drought had desolated the farmland.
- War had desolated much of the region.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- The fire desolated the forest.
- The war desolated the city.
- The storm desolated the island.
இலக்கணம்
அகராதி வடிவம்
desolate
IPA
GB/dˈɛsəlɪt/
US/dˈɛsəlɪt/
அசைகள் மற்றும் அழுத்தம்
des - ol - ate (3 அசைகள்)
Stress on 1st syllable (des)
சொல் வடிவங்கள்
Adjective
- Base: desolate
Verb
- Base: desolate
- 3rd Person Singular: desolates
- Present Participle: desolating
- Past: desolated
சொல் குடும்பம்
Forms
desolates
verb
desolating
verb
desolated
verb
Core family
desolation
noun C1
Related words
desolately
adverb
சொற்றொடர்கள்
desolate wilderness
1/dˈɛsəlɪt wˈɪldɚnəs/
fixed phrase
Empty, lifeless natural area
An empty place in nature with no people or signs of life.
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
உதாரணங்கள்
- Her sudden departure left him desolate.
- The news of the accident left them desolate.