Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consolation

/ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: con-so-la-tion
IPA: /ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The prize or benefit for the loser.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A consolation goal.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Moreouer the perfit beleue of this article, worketh in all true chriſten people, aloue to continue in this vnitie, and afeare to be caſte out of the ſame, and it worketh in them that be ſinners and repentant, great comforte, and conſolacion, to obteine remiſſion of ſinne, by vertue of Chriſtes paſſion, and adminiſtracion of his ſacramentes at the miniſters handes, ordained for that purpoſe, [...]"
"[I]f Charles is undone, He'll find half his Acquaintance ruin'd too, and that, you know, is a consolation—"

Etymology

From Old French consolacion (French consolatio), from Latin cōnsōlātiō, from the deponent verb cōnsōlor (“I console, encourage”) with the -tiō suffix, while cōnsōlor comprises the intensifying prefix con- with the deponent verb sōlor (“I comfort, console”). Equivalent to console + -ation. Doublet of consolatio.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: console

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/
British English: /ˌkɒn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

consolations (plural)

Derived Forms

consolational

Phrases

consolation final consolation goal consolation prize Dutch consolation self-consolation

Frequently Paired Words

solace

Synonyms

relief solace alleviation comfort consolation ease liss release respite

Antonyms

distress vexation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce consolation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/.
What does consolation mean?: The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.
Where does consolation come from?: From Old French consolacion (French consolatio), from Latin cōnsōlātiō, from the deponent verb cōnsōlor (“I console, encourage”) with the -tiō suffix, while cōnsōlor comprises the intensifying prefix con- with the deponent verb sōlor (“I comfort, console”). Equivalent to console + -ation. Doublet of consolatio.

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