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Disconsolate

//dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt// adj, noun

Definitions

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
Noun
  1. 1
    Disconsolateness. obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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