désert — meaning in English

English meaning

• desert noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
• desolate adj Empty and bleak, with no people or life around; also, extremely sad and without hope.
• lonely adjective Sad because of feeling isolated from other people.
• wasteland noun An area of land that is barren, ruined, or has no useful resources.

Senses

désert is used for these senses in English:

• desert Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
• desolate Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
• lonely (of a, place or time) Unfrequented by people; desolate.
• wasteland A place with no remaining resources; a desert.

desert — full definition

1. noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
2. verb To abandon a place, person, or duty, especially when you had promised or were obligated to stay.
3. noun What someone deserves, whether reward or punishment (usually in the phrase "just deserts").

desolate — full definition

1. adj Empty and bleak, with no people or life around; also, extremely sad and without hope.
2. verb To make a place empty of people or life; to devastate.

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