ode — 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.
- desolate adj Empty and bleak, with no people or life around; also, extremely sad and without hope.
- doom noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
- fate noun The power thought to control everything that happens, seen as unavoidable; also, the eventual outcome awaiting someone or something.
- lonely adjective Sad because of feeling isolated from other people.
- lot noun A large amount or number of something.
- 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
ode is used for these senses in English:
- desert Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
- desolate Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
- doom Destiny, especially terrible.
- fate The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- lonely (of a, place or time) Unfrequented by people; desolate.
- lot That which happens without human design or forethought.
- ode A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.
- waste Barren; desert; empty.
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").
desolate — full definition
- adj Empty and bleak, with no people or life around; also, extremely sad and without hope.
- verb To make a place empty of people or life; to devastate.