寂せき寥りょう

noun, taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

loneliness; desolation

A literary word for a deep, quiet loneliness or desolate atmosphere, often used in written or poetic contexts. Can function as a noun, a taru-adjective (寂寥たる), or an adverb with と (寂寥と).

• 冬ふゆの野の原はらには寂せき寥りょうたる空くう気きが漂ただよっていた。

  A desolate atmosphere hung over the winter field.

• 彼かれは都と会かいの雑ざっ踏とうの中なかで寂せき寥りょうを感かんじた。

  He felt loneliness amid the bustle of the city.