inconsolable
English
Etymology
As if in- + consolable, from Middle French inconsolable, from Latin inconsolabilis
Adjective
inconsolable (comparative more inconsolable, superlative most inconsolable)
- Not consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.
- 2018 May 26, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London):
- Salah looked inconsolable as he was led from the pitch and Sergio Ramos had some nerve offering a sympathetic hug on the way off.
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Derived terms
Translations
Not consolable
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French
Etymology
From in- + consolable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.sɔ.labl/
Derived terms
Further reading
- “inconsolable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inkonsoˈlable/ [ĩŋ.kõn.soˈla.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: in‧con‧so‧la‧ble
Further reading
- “inconsolable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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