inconsolableness
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Inconsolableness — Inconsolable In con*sol a*ble, a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F. inconsolable. See {In } not, and {Console}.] Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. Dryden. [1913 Webster] With… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inconsolableness — noun see inconsolable … New Collegiate Dictionary
inconsolableness — in·con·sol·able·ness … English syllables
inconsolableness — noun see inconsolable * * * inconsolˈability or inconsolˈableness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑inconsolable … Useful english dictionary
inconsolable — adjective Etymology: Latin inconsolabilis, from in + consolabilis consolable Date: 1596 incapable of being consoled ; disconsolate • inconsolableness noun • inconsolably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
inconsolable — inconsolability, inconsolableness, n. inconsolably, adv. /in keuhn soh leuh beuhl/, adj. not consolable; that cannot be comforted; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died. [1590 1600; < L inconsolabilis. See IN 3, CONSOLABLE] * * * … Universalium
inconsolable — /ɪnkənˈsoʊləbəl/ (say inkuhn sohluhbuhl) adjective not consolable: inconsolable grief. –inconsolability /ˌɪnkənsoʊləˈbɪləti/ (say .inkuhnsohluh biluhtee), inconsolableness, noun –inconsolably, adverb …
inconsolable — [in΄kən sōl′ə bəl] adj. [L inconsolabilis] that cannot be consoled; disconsolate; brokenhearted inconsolability n. inconsolableness inconsolably adv … English World dictionary
inconsolable — adj. (of a person, grief, etc.) that cannot be consoled or comforted. Derivatives: inconsolability n. inconsolableness n. inconsolably adv. Etymology: F inconsolable or L inconsolabilis (as IN (1), consolabilis f. consolari CONSOLE(1)) … Useful english dictionary
