Disconsolate
/dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Disconsolateness. obsolete
Adjective
- 1 Cheerless, dreary.
"I opened my eyes to this disconsolate day."
- 2 Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
"For weeks after the death of her cat she was disconsolate."
Adjective
- 1 causing dejection wordnet
- 2 sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled wordnet
Example
More examples"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”).