| Pronunciation: | `inkun'sowlubul | ||
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| Definition: | [adj] sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died" | ||
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| Synonyms: | desolate, disconsolate, unconsolable | ||
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| Antonyms: | consolable | ||
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| Definition: | \In`con*sol"a*ble\, a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F.
inconsolable. See {In-} not, and {Console}.]
Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond
susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. --Dryden.
With inconsolable distress she griev'd, And from her
cheek the rose of beauty fied. --Falconer.
-- {In`con*sol"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`con*sol"a*bly}, adv.
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