01 n. The quality or state of being waste; a desolate state or condition; desolation.
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The quality or state of being waste; a desolate state or condition; desolation.“A day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness.” — Zeph. i. 15.
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That which is waste; a desert; a waste.[R.]“Through woods and wasteness wide him daily sought.” — Spenser.