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  1. DESOLATE definition: 1. A desolate place is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it: 2…. Learn more.

  2. 1. : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted. a desolate abandoned town. 2. : joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one. a desolate widow. 3. a. : showing the effects of abandonment and neglect : dilapidated. a desolate old house. b. : barren, lifeless. a desolate landscape. c.

  3. DESOLATE meaning: 1. A desolate place is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it: 2…. Learn more.

  4. Desolate definition: barren or laid waste; devastated. See examples of DESOLATE used in a sentence.

  5. Definition of desolate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. If you know the word deserted, you have a clue to the meaning of desolate, a grim word that can describe feelings and places. When a person feels desolate, he feels deserted, lonely, hopeless, and sad.

  7. There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word desolate, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.