devastation, desolation
(noun) an event that results in total destruction
forlornness, loneliness, desolation
(noun) sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness
(noun) a bleak and desolate atmosphere; āthe nakedness of the landscapeā
devastation, desolation
(noun) the state of being decayed or destroyed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
desolation (countable and uncountable, plural desolations)
The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
The state of being desolated or laid waste
Synonyms: ruin, solitariness, destitution, gloom, gloominess
A place or country wasted and forsaken.
Source: Wiktionary
Des`o*la"tion, n. Etym: [F. dƩsolation, L. desolatio.]
1. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation. Unto the end of the war desolations are determined. Dan. ix. 26.
2. The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess. You would have sold your king to slaughter, . . . And his whole kingdom into desolation. Shak.
3. A place or country wasted and forsaken. How is Babylon become a desolation! Jer. l. 23.
Syn.
– Waste; ruin; destruction; havoc; devastation; ravage; sadness; destitution; melancholy; gloom; gloominess.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 July 2024
(adjective) free from danger or risk; āsecure from harmā; āhis fortune was secureā; āmade a secure place for himself in his fieldā
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
