寂せき寞ばく

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

lonely; desolate; forlorn

Literary word describing a scene or feeling of profound emptiness, stillness, and loneliness. Often used in written descriptions of landscapes or emotional states.

• 寂せき寞ばくとした荒こう野やが広ひろがっていた。

  A desolate wilderness stretched out before us.

• 彼かれの心こころは寂せき寞ばくの念ねんに満みちていた。

  His heart was filled with a feeling of forlornness.