Wüste — meaning in English
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English meaning
- desert noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
- desolation noun A state of complete emptiness or ruin, often after destruction.
- wasteland noun An area of land that is barren, ruined, or has no useful resources.
- wilderness noun A wild, natural area with no human settlement or cultivation.
Senses
Wüste is used for these senses in English:
- desert Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
- desolation A place or country wasted and forsaken.
- wasteland A place with no remaining resources; a desert.
- wilderness (uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.
desert — full definition
- noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
- verb To abandon a place, person, or duty, especially when you had promised or were obligated to stay.
- noun What someone deserves, whether reward or punishment (usually in the phrase "just deserts").
desolation — full definition
- noun A state of complete emptiness or ruin, often after destruction.
- noun A deep feeling of sadness and hopelessness.