1. the quality or state of being desolate; barrenness, emptiness, or loneliness
Usage: abstract noun form of 'desolate'

Examples

• The desolateness of the abandoned town struck visitors immediately.
• She felt a deep desolateness after moving to a new city where she knew no one.
• The desolateness of the desert landscape was both beautiful and haunting.
• The old mansion's desolateness reflected years of neglect and emptiness.
• He couldn't shake the desolateness that settled over him following the loss.
• The desolateness of winter in the mountains made it difficult for residents to stay.
• The artist captured the desolateness of urban isolation in her photographs.