desolateness
Bleak, forsaken quality
Desolateness is the quality of being desolate—barren, empty, or drearily lifeless.
It describes landscapes stripped of comfort or habitation: the desolateness of the arctic tundra, the desolateness of an abandoned town.
The word can also convey emotional emptiness or profound loneliness: a desolateness settled over her after the funeral.
State of lacking companions
- isolationComplete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- forlornnessMiserable isolation of spirit
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
despair · sorrow · grief · anguish · bereft · heartache · hopelessness · gloom
Completely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
uninhabited · vacant · disused · marooned · stranded · relinquished · shunned · discarded
Without legal effect
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- barrennessInability to bear fruit
- hollownessState of being empty inside
- vacancyUnoccupied space or position
nothingness · blankness · vastness · expanse · chasm · gap · depletion · bare
loneliness
State of lacking companions
- isolationComplete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- forlornnessMiserable isolation of spirit
melancholy · despair · sorrow · grief · anguish · bereft · heartache · hopelessness · gloom · wretchedness
forsaken
Completely abandoned or discarded
derelict · uninhabited · vacant · disused · marooned · stranded · relinquished · shunned · discarded · left
void
Without legal effect
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- barrennessInability to bear fruit
- hollownessState of being empty inside
vacancy · nothingness · blankness · vastness · expanse · chasm · gap · depletion · bare · unfilled
barren
Unable to produce
- starkSevere and unadorned
- grimHarsh and foreboding
- inhospitableUnwelcoming, harsh to visitors
harsh · austere · forbidding · windswept · sterile · raw · severe · gaunt · dreary · dismal
desolatenesscoziness
Comfortable warm intimacy
warmth · homeliness · snugness · cheerfulness · comfort
desolatenessliveliness
Animated, energetic quality
teeming · vibrancy · populousness · bustle · animation
desolatenesshappiness
Joyful emotional state
joy · fulfillment · contentment · hopefulness · gladness
desolate, solace, consolation, desolation, disconsolate, desolated, desolating, desolates, desolately