Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being desolate, in any sense of the word.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being desolate.
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- noun The state of being
desolate orbarren .
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Examples
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There was a kind of desolateness in our life, though we did not understand it at the time.
The Two Sides of the Shield Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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I loved LAST NIGHT IN MONTREAL -- its desolateness took a hold of my soul (in a wonderful way) for a good week after I finished reading.
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In an open space, striving to burrow into the snow as though for shelter from the appalling desolateness, huddled three dreary lodges.
KEESH, SON OF KEESH 2010
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"The fact that it is not an isolated art space, with its desolateness and emptiness despite its real existence, drew my interest," he said.
Hoyt Hilsman: Ancient Istanbul Synagogue Reborn as Arts Center† Hoyt Hilsman 2010
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"The fact that it is not an isolated art space, with its desolateness and emptiness despite its real existence, drew my interest," he said.
Hoyt Hilsman: Ancient Istanbul Synagogue Reborn as Arts Center† Hoyt Hilsman 2010
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"The fact that it is not an isolated art space, with its desolateness and emptiness despite its real existence, drew my interest," he said.
Hoyt Hilsman: Ancient Istanbul Synagogue Reborn as Arts Center† Hoyt Hilsman 2010
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"The fact that it is not an isolated art space, with its desolateness and emptiness despite its real existence, drew my interest," he said.
Hoyt Hilsman: Ancient Istanbul Synagogue Reborn as Arts Center† Hoyt Hilsman 2010
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"The fact that it is not an isolated art space, with its desolateness and emptiness despite its real existence, drew my interest," he said.
Hoyt Hilsman: Ancient Istanbul Synagogue Reborn as Arts Center† Hoyt Hilsman 2010
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"The fact that it is not an isolated art space, with its desolateness and emptiness despite its real existence, drew my interest," he said.
Hoyt Hilsman: Ancient Istanbul Synagogue Reborn as Arts Center† Hoyt Hilsman 2010
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"The fact that it is not an isolated art space, with its desolateness and emptiness despite its real existence, drew my interest," he said.
Hoyt Hilsman: Ancient Istanbul Synagogue Reborn as Arts Center† Hoyt Hilsman 2010
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