desolate

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for desolate

desolate 🔊 /dɛˈsʌlʌt or dɛˈzʌlʌt or dɛˈsʌlejˌt/

desolate : අසරණ

desolate : හුදකලා

desolate : ජනශූන්‍ය

desolate : පාළු කරනවා

desolate : පාළු

desolate definition

Adjective.

  1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house.
  2. Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars.
  3. Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless.
  4. Lost to shame; dissolute.
  5. Destitute of; lacking in.

Transitive verb.

  1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood.
  2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city.