desert

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
2. (countable, uncountable) A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Any barren place or situation.

Adj

Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.

Verb

1. To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
2. To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈzɜːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: desert

In summary

From Middle English desert (“wilderness”), from Old French desert, from Latin dēsertum, past participle of dēserō (“to abandon”). Generally displaced native Old English wēsten.

Synonyms

abandon

forsake

leave

wilderness

quit

wasteland

waste

give up

desolate

run away

deserted

defect

uninhabited

discard

relinquish

leave behind

escape

barren

renounce

flee

abandoned

reject

abscond

merit

neglect

go away

cast away

apostatize

fail

solitary

depart from

drop

dry place

wild

decamp

bare

reward

avoid

cast off

dreary

plain

prairie

secluded

maroon

isolated

gaunt

desolation

forsaken

isolate

omit

Translations

désert

🏜️

deserto

desierto

🏜️

Wüste

🏜️

woestijn

🏜️

deserto

🏜️

έρημος

desert

🏜️

abbandonare

abandonner

verlassen

pustynia

abandonar

déserter

🏜️

abandonar

Sentences

I can learn something from the desert , too .

And he looked out over the desert that had brought him to the woman he loved .

But the Tradition also says that we should believe the messages of the desert .

The boy continued to listen to his heart as they crossed the desert .

The boy knew the desert sensed his fear .

" I don't know how to find life in the desert ," the boy said .