[kuh
n-sol-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] 
| giving comfort; consoling. |
| con·sole 1 (kən-sōl') tr.v. con·soled, con·sol·ing, con·soles To allay the sorrow or grief of. See Synonyms at comfort. [French consoler, from Old French, from Latin cōnsōlārī : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + sōlārī, to comfort.] con·sol'a·ble adj., con·so'la·to'ry (-sō'lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, -sŏl'ə-) adj., con·sol'er n., con·sol'ing·ly adv. |