condolences
/kənˈdoʊlənsɪz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
plural of condolence
noun
comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
intj
Expressing sympathy to someone, especially after learning of a close death.
Example Sentences
- "I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away."
- ""What were you doing at the cemetery?" "Burying my father." "Oh." Rodionov grunted as if he had expected a more imaginative excuse. "Condolences.""
- "Let's get another caller on the line. This is Camille. Camille with us from Visalia in California. Visalia, California that's correct. Go ahead please. Hi. I'm an African-American woman and when I first saw the cover – let me preface this. I'm in central California, which is very conservative. And... Condolences."