inconsolable en · ADJ
Etymology
Middle French inconsolable, from Latin inconsolabilis; by surface analysis, in- + consolable, or, by surface analysis, in- + console + -able.
Meanings
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Not consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.
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.
2018 May 26, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most inconsolable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more inconsolable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
inconsolably · inconsolability · inconsolableness
Relateds
unconsolable · consolability · consolableness · unconsolability · unconsolably
Synonyms
joyless · down in the dumps · unconsolable · disconsolate · moody · threnetic · lugubrious · morose · cut up · gloomy · dispirited · woebegone · querulous · cheerless · despondent · passionate · melancholy · wretched · woeful · down · depressed · bummed out · heartsick · elegious · Plutonian · wistful · lachrymose · disgruntled · spiritless · chopfallen · blue · disheartened · grief-stricken · unconsolable · infelicitous · threnetical · miserable · shattered · sad · dull · jawfallen · unhappy · mournful · down in the mouth · crestfallen · heartsore · doleful · uncheerful · low-spirited · lamentful · atrabiliary · saddened · melancholic · sorrow-ridden · triste · damp · sorrowsome · dismal · sombre · blitheless · despondent · woe · miserable · ruthful · heavy-hearted · downcast · dolesome · chapfallen · elegiac · inconsolable · mopey · plaintive · dejected · low · saturnine · unlively · sullen · downsome · glum · uncheery · sorrowful · lumpish · atrabilious · Plutonic · forlorn · grieving · tristful · solemn · downhearted
Translations (26)
be няўцешны (Not consolable) · el απαρηγόρητος (Not consolable) · ru неуте́шный (Not consolable) · es inconsolable (Not consolable) · bg безутешен (Not consolable) · pt inconsolável (Not consolable) · hu vigasztalan (Not consolable) · hu megvigasztalhatatlan (Not consolable) · hy անամոք (Not consolable) · ru безуте́шный (Not consolable) · pl nieukojony (Not consolable) · fi murheen murtama (Not consolable) · fi lohduton (Not consolable) · de untröstlich (Not consolable) · pl nieutulony (Not consolable) · fr inconsolable (Not consolable) · hu vigasztalhatatlan (Not consolable) · es desconsolado (Not consolable) · pl niepocieszony (Not consolable) · gl inconsolable (Not consolable) · la inconsolabilis (Not consolable) · is óhuggandi (Not consolable) · ca inconsolable (Not consolable) · sh neutješan (Not consolable) · it inconsolabile (Not consolable) · nl ontroostbaar (Not consolable)