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desolation
Overview of noun desolation
The noun desolation has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) devastation, desolation -- (the state of being decayed or destroyed)
2. bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness -- (a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape")
3. forlornness, loneliness, desolation -- (sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned)
4. devastation, desolation -- (an event that results in total destruction)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun desolation
4 senses of desolation
Sense 1
devastation, desolation
=> deterioration, impairment
=> decay
=> unsoundness
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness
=> gloom, gloominess, glumness
=> atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
forlornness, loneliness, desolation
=> sadness, unhappiness
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
devastation, desolation
=> ruin, ruination
=> destruction, demolition, wipeout
=> ending, conclusion, finish
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun desolation
1 of 4 senses of desolation
Sense 1
devastation, desolation
=> ruin, ruination
=> blight
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun desolation
4 senses of desolation
Sense 1
devastation, desolation
=> deterioration, impairment
Sense 2
bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness
=> gloom, gloominess, glumness
Sense 3
forlornness, loneliness, desolation
=> sadness, unhappiness
Sense 4
devastation, desolation
=> ruin, ruination
Antonyms of noun desolation
Member Holonyms of noun desolation
Substance Holonyms of noun desolation
Part Holonyms of noun desolation
Member Meronyms of noun desolation
Substance Meronyms of noun desolation
Part Meronyms of noun desolation
Meronyms of noun desolation
Holonyms of noun desolation
Attributes of noun desolation
Derived Forms of noun desolation
4 senses of desolation
Sense 1
devastation, desolation
RELATED TO>(verb) desolate#3
=> lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
Sense 2
bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness
RELATED TO>(verb) desolate#3
=> lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
Sense 3
forlornness, loneliness, desolation
RELATED TO>(verb) desolate#1
=> abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
Sense 4
devastation, desolation
RELATED TO>(verb) desolate#3
=> lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
RELATED TO>(verb) desolate#2
=> depopulate, desolate
Domain of noun desolation
Domain Terms of noun desolation
Familiarity of noun desolation
desolation used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun desolation
4 senses of desolation
Sense 1
devastation, desolation
> deterioration, impairment
=> corrosion
=> devastation, desolation
=> decrepitude, dilapidation
=> wear
Sense 2
bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness
> gloom, gloominess, glumness
=> cloud
=> bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness
Sense 3
forlornness, loneliness, desolation
> sadness, unhappiness
=> dolefulness
=> heaviness
=> melancholy
=> misery
=> forlornness, loneliness, desolation
=> weepiness, tearfulness
=> sorrow
=> sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness
=> cheerlessness, uncheerfulness
=> depression
=> downheartedness, dejectedness, low-spiritedness, lowness, dispiritedness
Sense 4
devastation, desolation
> ruin, ruination
=> devastation, desolation
=> shipwreck
Meronyms of noun desolation
4 senses of desolation
Holonyms of noun desolation
Grep of noun desolation
desolation
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