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Desolate vs. Dissolute
Desolate
/ˈdesəleɪt/Examples:
The desolate landscape stretched endlessly with no signs of life.Her heart felt desolate after he left without saying farewell.Abandoned buildings stood silent and desolate in the distance.
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Dissolute
/ˈdɪsəluːt/Examples:
His dissolute lifestyle eventually led to his ruin.She was known for her dissolute behavior in high society.Amidst wealth, he lived a dissolute and carefree existence.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Desolate often relates to places or feelings of emptiness, while dissolute describes a moral condition.
- Remember desolate by associating it with deserted landscapes, think a desolate desert.
- Dissolute has two s like in sinful, suggesting moral corruption.
- Desolate lacks inhabitants; dissolute represents lack of morals.
- Connect dissolute with hedonistic lifestyle, while desolate with lonely landscapes.
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