dēsertum — 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.
- wilderness noun A wild, natural area with no human settlement or cultivation.
Senses
dēsertum is used for these senses in English:
- 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").
wilderness — full definition
- noun A wild, natural area with no human settlement or cultivation.
- noun A period out of power, favour, or public attention.