Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inconsolable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: in-con-solable
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: miserable, despondent; see also Thesaurus:sad"
"Salah looked inconsolable as he was led from the pitch and Sergio Ramos had some nerve offering a sympathetic hug on the way off."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more inconsolable (comparative) most inconsolable (superlative)

Derived Forms

inconsolability inconsolableness inconsolably

Frequently Paired Words

consolability consolableness unconsolability unconsolable unconsolably

Synonyms

unconsolable miserable despondent atrabiliary atrabilious blitheless dispirited blue bummed out chapfallen cheerless chopfallen

Questions

What does inconsolable mean?: Not consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.
Where does inconsolable come from?: Middle French inconsolable, from Latin inconsolabilis; by surface analysis, in- + consolable, or, by surface analysis, in- + console + -able.

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