Disconsolate

//dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Disconsolateness. obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    Cheerless, dreary.

    "I opened my eyes to this disconsolate day."

  2. 2
    Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.

    "For weeks after the death of her cat she was disconsolate."

Adjective
  1. 1
    causing dejection wordnet
  2. 2
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bleakcheerlessdejectedinconsolablecheerlessdismal

Example

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"I glanced at my companion, and his face had assumed such a disconsolate expression that it was all I could do to keep my countenance."

Etymology

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

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