desolate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdɛsələt/

Adjective

Deserted and devoid of inhabitants. / Barren and lifeless. / Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc. / Dismal or dreary. / Sad, forlorn and hopeless.

Japanese Meaning

人気がなく、住民がいない、または放棄された状態 / 荒涼としており、生命の気配がない状態 / 放置や破壊によって生活や利用に不適切な状態にされた / 陰鬱で憂鬱な状態 / 悲しく、孤独で、絶望的な様子

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The desolate lighthouse stood on the cliff, its light long extinguished.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その人けのない灯台は崖の上に立ち、その灯りはとっくに消えていた。

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Sense（1）

Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.

a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house

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Sense（2）

Barren and lifeless.

Sense（3）

Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.

desolate altars

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Sense（4）

Dismal or dreary.

Sense（5）

Sad, forlorn and hopeless.

He was left desolate by the early death of his wife.

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more desolate

（ comparative ）

most desolate

（ superlative ）

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