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Wilderness vs Desolation - What's the difference?

wilderness | desolation |

As nouns the difference between wilderness and desolation

is that wilderness is an unsettled and uncultivated tract of land left in its natural state while desolation is desolation.

wilderness

English

(wikipedia wilderness)

Noun

(-)
  • An unsettled and uncultivated tract of land left in its natural state.

    • desolation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
  • The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness]]; destitution; [[gloom, gloominess.
  • A place or country wasted and forsaken.
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