Definition of "desolateness" []

• The state of being desolate or barren. (noun)

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• "There was a kind of desolateness in our life, though we did not understand it at the time."
• "I loved LAST NIGHT IN MONTREAL -- its desolateness took a hold of my soul (in a wonderful way) for a good week after I finished reading."
• "In an open space, striving to burrow into the snow as though for shelter from the appalling desolateness, huddled three dreary lodges."