inconsolable
not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
Origin of inconsolable
1Other words from inconsolable
- in·con·sol·a·bil·i·ty, in·con·sol·a·ble·ness, noun
- in·con·sol·a·bly, adverb
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How to use inconsolable in a sentence
And the kind soul continued to sob inconsolably over the fate of his misguided friend.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan TurgenevI have not time to enlarge now, for which I believe you will not be inconsolably grieved.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 | George W. WilliamsWhen I had thus been carried away, which happened often enough, I wept inconsolably; but that did not correct me.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 | Elbert HubbardThe prophet, too, had a wife, who wept inconsolably—and all the rest seemed to have some one or other to care for them.
The Great Hunger | Johan BojerEdward, what did you see in a book that made you cry so violently and inconsolably when you just a toddler?
The Capgras Shift | Sam Vaknin
British Dictionary definitions for inconsolable
/ (ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləbəl) /
incapable of being consoled or comforted; disconsolate
Derived forms of inconsolable
- inconsolability or inconsolableness, noun
- inconsolably, adverb
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