Spanish Conversation · Level 30
88 words
Spanish word
desértico
Pronunciation
IPA/deˈseɾtiko/
Meaning
- adjectivedeserted
Example
La ciudad está desértica durante las vacaciones.
The city is deserted during the holidays.
More examples
El mercado se veía desértico antes de abrir.
The market looked deserted before it opened.
Core concept
Festival ground with closed stalls and few people.
Common phrases
paisaje desértico
barren landscape
centro comercial desértico
deserted shopping center
puerto desértico
deserted harbor
Similar words
desierto: Practically no passersby or pedestrian traffic along a street or public spot.
desolado: Quiet and lonely in tone, evoking emotional emptiness rather than activity.
vacío: Physically empty inside, with hardly any objects or people.
deshabitado: Lacking inhabitants; not occupied as a home or residence.
Definition in Spanish
Que sugiere abandono o falta de gente; usado también en sentido figurado para eventos o locales sin público.
Word origin
From Latin deserticus, via desertus 'abandoned' (from deserere 'to abandon'), which explains both literal emptiness and the figurative use for poor turnout.
Usage tips
- Commonly used figuratively about low turnout at events (a market, talk, or show with very few attendees) rather than only physical aridity.
Other meanings
- desertadjective
- barrenadjective
Opposites
- ocupadooccupiedadjective
- concurridobusyadjective
Related words
- desiertodesertnoun