console
1to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Even his children could not console him when his wife died.
Origin of console
1synonym study For console
Other words from console
- con·sol·a·ble, adjective
- con·sol·er, noun
- in·con·sol·a·ble, adjective
- un·con·sol·a·ble, adjective
- un·con·sol·a·bly, adverb
- un·con·soled, adjective
Other definitions for console (2 of 2)
Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video game console . a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
the control or monitoring unit of a computer, containing the keyboard or keys, switches, etc.
a television, phonograph, or radio cabinet designed to stand on the floor rather than on a table or shelf.
a desklike structure containing the keyboards, pedals, etc., by means of which an organ is played.
a small cabinet standing on the floor and having doors.
the control unit of a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system: the console that controls a theater's lighting system.
Architecture. an ornamental corbel or bracket, especially one high in relation to its projection.
Automotive. a tray or container typically divided into compartments, mounted between bucket seats, and used for storing small items.
Nautical. a unit on a vessel containing steering apparatus, systems monitoring equipment, etc.: a bridge console, an engine-room console.
Origin of console
2Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use console in a sentence
Neve, often credited as the creator of the recording console, has been making high quality large format consoles for decades.
Jack White Sets World Record for Fastest Record Release | April Siese | April 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen it works, the Kinect is truly amazing, allowing for things that none of the other consoles can do.
Xbox One Review: Big Brother Is Watching You | Alec Kubas-Meyer | November 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt has been eight years to the day since the Xbox 360 heralded the 7th generation of video game consoles.
Xbox One Review: Big Brother Is Watching You | Alec Kubas-Meyer | November 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHow developers will account for that going forward, however, will be interesting to see, as the three main consoles all have them.
Will Valve’s New Steam Controller Revolutionize Video Game Play? | Alec Kubas-Meyer | September 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe breaks down while visiting the office, and Lane consoles her.
The tenor dies; the prima donna appears to do the same, but the libretto consoles you by declaring that she only swoons.
Physiology of The Opera | John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")Such a man I found in the duke; but the duke is old, and old age neither protects nor consoles.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | Alexandre Dumas, filsEsterello consoles him with more stories from the Chansons de geste and the songs of the Troubadours.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerHow truly a sincere return to faith, and love, and hope, consoles and elevates the mind.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoHer vanity finds in religious devotion a role which occupies her and consoles her for the ruin of her charms.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean Meslier
British Dictionary definitions for console (1 of 2)
/ (kənˈsəʊl) /
to serve as a source of comfort to (someone) in disappointment, loss, sadness, etc
Origin of console
1Derived forms of console
- consolable, adjective
- consoler, noun
- consolingly, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for console (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkɒnsəʊl) /
an ornamental bracket, esp one used to support a wall fixture, bust, etc
the part of an organ comprising the manuals, pedals, stops, etc
a unit on which the controls of an electronic system are mounted
same as games console
a cabinet for a television, gramophone, etc, designed to stand on the floor
See console table
Origin of console
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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