inconsolable

[ in-kuhn-soh-luh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.

Origin of inconsolable

1
1590–1600; <Latin inconsōlābilis. See in-3, consolable

Other 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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British Dictionary definitions for inconsolable

inconsolable

/ (ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləbəl) /


adjective
  1. incapable of being consoled or comforted; disconsolate

Derived forms of inconsolable

  • inconsolability or inconsolableness, noun
  • inconsolably, adverb

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