inconsolable

Middle French inconsolable, from Latin inconsolabilis; by surface analysis, in- +‎ consolable, or, by surface analysis, in- +‎ console +‎ -able.

inconsolable (comparative more inconsolable, superlative most inconsolable)

1. Not consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.

   Synonym: unconsolable

   Near-synonyms: miserable, despondent; see also Thesaurus:sad

   • 2018 May 26, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London)‎^[1]:

     Salah looked inconsolable as he was led from the pitch and Sergio Ramos had some nerve offering a sympathetic hug on the way off.

From in- +‎ consolable.

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.sɔ.labl/

inconsolable (plural inconsolables)

1. inconsolable

• inconsolablement

• “inconsolable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /inkonsoˈlable/ [ĩŋ.kõn.soˈla.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: in‧con‧so‧la‧ble

inconsolable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inconsolables)

1. inconsolable

• “inconsolable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024