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Definitions for Deserted

[1] abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.
[2] untenanted: without inhabitants: a deserted village; a deserted farmhouse.
[3] unfrequented; lonely: The victim was lured to a deserted spot.
[4] to leave (a person, place, etc.) without intending to return, especially in violation of a duty, promise, or the like: He deserted his wife.
[5] (of military personnel) to leave or run away from (service, duty, etc.) with the intention of never returning: Terrified of the approaching battle, he deserted his post just before dawn.
[6] to fail (someone) at a time of need: None of his friends had deserted him.
[7] to forsake or leave one's duty, obligations, etc. (sometimes followed by from, to, etc.): Many deserted during the food shortage.
[8] (of military personnel) to leave service, duty, etc., with no intention of returning: Troops were deserting to the enemy.
[9] a region that is devoid or almost devoid of vegetation, esp because of low rainfall
[10] an uncultivated uninhabited region
[11] a place which lacks some desirable feature or quality a cultural desert
[12] (modifier) of, relating to, or like a desert; infertile or desolate
[13] (tr) to leave or abandon (a person, place, etc) without intending to return, esp in violation of a duty, promise, or obligation
[14] military to abscond from (a post or duty) with no intention of returning
[15] (tr) to fail (someone) in time of need his good humour temporarily deserted him
[16] (tr) Scots law to give up or postpone (a case or charge)
[17] (often plural) something that is deserved or merited; just reward or punishment
[18] the state of deserving a reward or punishment
[19] virtue or merit

Words related to Deserted

desolate, uninhabited, forlorn, vacant, neglected, isolated, lonely, barren, derelict, empty, bare, forsaken, left, relinquished, bereft, godforsaken, solitary, uncouth, lorn

Words nearby Deserted

desert pea, desert rat, desert rock, desert soil, desert varnish, deserted, deserticolous, desertification, desertion, deserve, deserved

Origin of Deserted

21470–80; < Middle French déserter < Late Latin dēsertāre, frequentative of Latin dēserere; see desert1

Words that may be confused with Deserted

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, desertdesert, dessert

Other words from Deserted

un·de·sert·ed , adjective
de·sert·ed·ly , adverb
de·sert·ed·ness , noun
de·sert·er , noun
pre·de·sert·er , noun

Word origin for Deserted

C13: from Old French deserte, from deservir to deserve

Synonyms for Deserted

barren, derelict, desolate, empty, forlorn, isolated, lonely, neglected, uninhabited, vacant, bare, forsaken, left, relinquished, bereft, cast off, godforsaken, left in the lurch, left stranded, lorn, solitary, uncouth