inconsolable
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]As if in- + consolable, from Middle French inconsolable, from Latin inconsolabilis
Adjective
[edit]inconsolable (comparative more inconsolable, superlative most inconsolable)
- Not consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.
- 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.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Not consolable
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From in- + consolable.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]inconsolable (plural inconsolables)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “inconsolable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]inconsolable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inconsolables)
Further reading
[edit]- “inconsolable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16
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