disconsolate

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Etymology [edit]

From Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus (comfortless), from Latin dis- (away) + cōnsōlātus (consoled).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (US) IPA: /dɪsˈkɑnsəlɪt/
  • (RP) IPA: /dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt/

Adjective [edit]

disconsolate (comparative more disconsolate, superlative most disconsolate)

  1. cheerless, dreary
    I opened my eyes to this disconsolate day.
    • 1897, W.S.Maugham, Liza of Lambeth, chapter 1
      Worst off of all were the very young children, for there had been no rain for weeks, and the street was as dry and clean as a covered court, and, in the lack of mud to wallow in, they sat about the road, disconsolate as poets.
  2. seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable
    For weeks after the death of her cat she was disconsolate.

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Noun [edit]

disconsolate

  1. (obsolete) Disconsolateness.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Barrow to this entry?)

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