Dictionary

condolence en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /kənˈdoʊləns/ (US)
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• /ˈkɒndələns/ (Philippines)

Etymology

From condole + -ence, or from Middle French condoléance, or formed from the root of Latin condoleō (“to sympathize”), from con- (“together, with”) and doleō (“to hurt, suffer, have pain”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Comfort, support or sympathy.
   • There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.
2. (countable, plural-normally) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
   • I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.

Forms

Deriveds

condolence card · book of condolence

Translations (71)

ar تَعْزِيَة (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · sk kondolencia (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · sv kondoleans (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · tl pakikiramay (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · pl kondolencje (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · fi surunvalittelu (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · sk sústrasť (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · bg съболе́знования (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · fr condoléances (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · ro condoleanțe (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · cs soustrast (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · tr taziye (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · pt condolência (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · az başsağlığı (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · pt pêsame (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · cs soustrast (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · et kaastundeavaldus (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · ar تَأْسِيَة (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · nb kondolanse (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · nl condoleance (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · cmn 愛心 /爱心 (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · be спачува́нне (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · pl współczucie (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · et kaastunne (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · es péname (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · de Beileid (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · es condolencia (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · cmn 吊慰 (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · fi myötätunto (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · cmn 同情 (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · sk sústrasť (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · hu részvét (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · uk співчуття́ (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · ro compătimire (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · cmn 哀悼 (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · fr réconfort (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · hy ցավակցություն (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · fi osanotto (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · mk сочувство (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · tr başsağlığı (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · ru соболе́знование (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · ro consolare (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · fi pahoittelu (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · ko 애도 (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · ca condol (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · shi afcad (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · cs kondolence (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · de Anteilnahme (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · it condoglianze (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · ja 哀悼 (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · ja 同情 (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · ja お悔やみ (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · hy ցավակցություն (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · ko 동정 (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · tl paghihingaba (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · be спачува́нне (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · bg съчу́вствие (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · da kondolence (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · es pésame (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · ru сочу́вствие (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · de Kondolenz (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · it conforto (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · tl hingaba (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · ka თანაგრძნობა (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · ru соболе́знования (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · ru соболе́знование (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · fi osanotto (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · ja 弔意 (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · ko 조의 (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences) · hy կարեկցանք (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences) · uk співчуття́ (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)