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    Yermo (en. Wilderness)

    /ˈjɛr.mo/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Uninhabited territory, particularly one that is arid or sterile.
    The wasteland stretched before them, without a single tree in sight.
    El yermo se extendía ante ellos, sin un solo árbol a la vista.
    Inhospitable area where life is difficult or nonexistent.
    After the drought, the field turned into a desolate wasteland.
    Después de la sequía, el campo se convirtió en un yermo desolador.

    Etymology

    It comes from the Latin 'heremus', meaning desert or uninhabited place.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to walk across the wilderness
    Traversing an uninhabited or inhospitable area.
    caminar por el yermo
    to feel in a wasteland
    Feeling alone or isolated.
    sentirse en un yermo

    Related Words

    yermicidio
    The act of destroying life in arid land.
    yermicidio
    yermoso
    That which is characteristic of a wasteland or has features of one.
    yermoso

    Slang Meanings

    Expression to describe a very lonely place.
    That party was a wasteland, nobody went.
    Esa fiesta fue un yermo, nadie fue.
    Used to point out a situation devoid of life or emotion.
    The conversation turned into a wasteland with no interesting topics.
    La conversación se volvió un yermo sin ningún tema interesante.