WASTENESSES

Noun

wastenesses

plural of wasteness

Source: Wiktionary


WASTENESS

Waste"ness, n.

1. The quality or state of being waste; a desolate state or condition; desolation. A day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness. Zeph. i. 15.

2. That which is waste; a desert; a waste. [R.] Through woods and wasteness wide him daily sought. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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