Öde — meaning in English
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English meaning
- barren adj Not producing crops, plants, or life; unproductive land.
- bleak adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
- desolate adj Empty and bleak, with no people or life around; also, extremely sad and without hope.
- dreary adj Dull, gloomy, and depressing.
- gaunt adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
- lame adj Unable to walk normally because of an injury or problem with the legs or feet.
- lonely adjective Sad because of feeling isolated from other people.
- ode noun A poem, often meant to be sung, that expresses strong feeling or praise for its subject.
- waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
Senses
Öde is used for these senses in English:
- barren An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.
- bleak Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
- desolate Dismal or dreary.
- dreariness The characteristic of being dreary.
- dreary Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
- gaunt Of a place or thing: bleak, desolate.
- lame (colloquial) Uncool, uninteresting, or unfunny.
- lonely (of a, place or time) Unfrequented by people; desolate.
barren — full definition
- adj Not producing crops, plants, or life; unproductive land.
- adj Lacking in interest, ideas, or results.
- adj (dated, of a person or animal) Unable to have children or offspring.
bleak — full definition
- adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
- adj Offering little hope; grim.