consolation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌkɒn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ (General-American)
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.
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, [...]
1543 June 7, Henry VIII of England, “The Nynthe Article. The Holy Catholike Churche.”, in A Necessary Doctrine and Erudicion for Any Chrysten Man, Set furth by the Kynges Maiestye of Englande, &c., imprinted at London: […] by Thomas Berthelet, […], →OCLC:[I]f Charles is undone, He'll find half his Acquaintance ruin'd too, and that, you know, is a consolation—
1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, I.i:
- (countable, uncountable) The prize or benefit for the loser.
- (countable, uncountable) A consolation goal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| consolations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Dutch consolation · consolation prize · consolation goal · consolation final · self-consolation · consolational
Hypernyms
easement · cessation · easing · compassion · support · mitigation
Relateds
Synonyms
solace · consolation · liss · release · comfort · solace · relief · ease · relief · alleviation · respite
Translations (69)
ru утеше́ние (act of consoling) · he נחמה (act of consoling) · ar مُوَاسَاة (act of consoling) · pl pocieszenie (act of consoling) · de Trost (act of consoling) · da trøst (act of consoling) · az təskin (act of consoling) · be уцяшэ́нне (act of consoling) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍂𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (act of consoling) · pl konsolacja (act of consoling) · fr consolation (act of consoling) · hi तसल्ली (prize for the loser) · fr consoler (act of consoling) · ja 慰安 (act of consoling) · sh utješna nagrada (prize for the loser) · tl ambos (prize for the loser) · pl pociecha (act of consoling) · ja 慰撫 (act of consoling) · pt consolação (act of consoling) · la cōnsōlātiō (act of consoling) · ht konsolasyon (act of consoling) · fi lohdutus (act of consoling) · hu vigaszdíj (prize for the loser) · ca consol (act of consoling) · pl nagroda pocieszenia (prize for the loser) · bg утешителна награда (prize for the loser) · az təskinlik (act of consoling) · pt consolo (act of consoling) · ru утеши́тельный приз (prize for the loser) · tl palubag-loob (act of consoling) · fi lohdutus (prize for the loser) · ja 慰め (act of consoling) · el παρηγοριά (act of consoling) · uk уті́ха (act of consoling) · pt consolação (prize for the loser) · nl troost (prize for the loser) · ro consolare (act of consoling) · nl vertroosting (act of consoling) · it consolazione (act of consoling) · yi טרייסט (act of consoling) · cs cena útěchy (prize for the loser) · es consolación (prize for the loser) · eo konsolo (act of consoling) · be уце́ха (act of consoling) · hu vigasztalás (act of consoling) · mi tupoho (act of consoling) · uk утіша́ння (act of consoling) · pdt Troost (act of consoling) · csb tróst (act of consoling) · sv tröst (act of consoling) · ja 残念賞 (prize for the loser) · es consuelo (act of consoling) · txb tsārwäṣṣälyñe (act of consoling) · hu vigasz (act of consoling) · de Trostpreis (prize for the loser) · kk жұбаныш (act of consoling) · la sōlācium (act of consoling) · bg утеха (act of consoling) · cs útěcha (act of consoling) · fi lohtu (prize for the loser) · bg утешение (act of consoling) · az təsəlli (act of consoling) · grc παράκλησις (act of consoling) · sk útecha (act of consoling) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (act of consoling) · ja 慰謝 (act of consoling) · sh utjeha (act of consoling) · es consolación (act of consoling) · hi सांत्वना (act of consoling)