"disconsolate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪsˈkɑnsəlɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disconsolate.wav Forms: more disconsolate [comparative], most disconsolate [superlative]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus (“comfortless”), from dis- (“away”) + cōnsōlātus (“consoled”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|discōnsōlātus||comfortless}} Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus (“comfortless”), {{af|la|dis-|cōnsōlātus|nocat=1|t1=away|t2=consoled}} dis- (“away”) + cōnsōlātus (“consoled”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} disconsolate (comparative more disconsolate, superlative most disconsolate)
  1. Cheerless, dreary. Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: bleak, dreary, downcast, cheerless Translations (cheerless, dreary): տխուր (txur) (Armenian), վշտահար (vštahar) (Armenian), թշվառ (tʻšvaṙ) (Armenian), тъжен (tǎžen) (Bulgarian), печален (pečalen) (Bulgarian), sklíčený (Czech), zdrcený (Czech), zoufalý (Czech), troosteloos (Dutch), mistroostig (Dutch), trostlos (German), απελπισμένος (apelpisménos) [masculine] (Greek), szomorú (Hungarian), bús (Hungarian), vigasztalan (Hungarian), kaimōhū (Maori), melancólico (Portuguese), печа́льный (pečálʹnyj) (Russian), खिन्न (khinna) (Sanskrit), potuljen (Serbo-Croatian), desconsolado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-disconsolate-en-adj--kikp5Zd Disambiguation of Emotions: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of 'cheerless, dreary': 100 0
  2. Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable. Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: dejected, inconsolable, unconsolable, sad Translations (inconsolable): անմխիթար (anmxitʻar) (Armenian), անսփոփ (anspʻopʻ) (Armenian), անամոք (anamokʻ) (Armenian), неутешим (neutešim) (Bulgarian), neutěšitelný (Czech), ontroostbaar (Dutch), inconsolable (French), untröstlich (German), απαρηγόρητος (aparigóritos) [masculine] (Greek), vigasztalan (Hungarian), vigasztalhatatlan (Hungarian), kaimōhū (Maori), pūkatokato (Maori), ohai (Maori), rohai (Maori), desconsolado (Portuguese), desamparado (Portuguese), безуте́шный (bezutéšnyj) (Russian), neutješan (Serbo-Croatian), desconsolado (Spanish), otröstlig [common-gender] (Swedish), безуті́шний (bezutíšnyj) (Ukrainian), невті́шний (nevtíšnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-disconsolate-en-adj-p6m9jc~M Disambiguation of Emotions: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of 'inconsolable': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: disconsolately, disconsolation, disconsolateness

Noun

IPA: /dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪsˈkɑnsəlɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disconsolate.wav
Etymology: From Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus (“comfortless”), from dis- (“away”) + cōnsōlātus (“consoled”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|discōnsōlātus||comfortless}} Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus (“comfortless”), {{af|la|dis-|cōnsōlātus|nocat=1|t1=away|t2=consoled}} dis- (“away”) + cōnsōlātus (“consoled”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} disconsolate
  1. (obsolete) Disconsolateness. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Emotions
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Alternative forms

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