dis|con|so|late

dis|con|so|late
dis|con|so|late «dihs KON suh liht», adjective.
1. without hope; forlorn; unhappy: »

The cat was disconsolate because her kitten died.

SYNONYM(S): dejected, sad.
2. causing discomfort; cheerless; gloomy; dismal: »

a long and disconsolate day.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under desolate. (Cf.desolate)
[< Medieval Latin disconsolatus < Latin dis- away, un- + cōnsōlāri < com- (intensive) + sōlārī soothe]
dis|con´so|late|ly, adverb.
dis|con´so|late|ness, noun.

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  • dis|con´so|late|ly — dis|con|so|late «dihs KON suh liht», adjective. 1. without hope; forlorn; unhappy: »The cat was disconsolate because her kitten died. SYNONYM(S): dejected, sad. 2. causing discomfort; cheerless; gloomy; dismal: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|con´so|late|ness — dis|con|so|late «dihs KON suh liht», adjective. 1. without hope; forlorn; unhappy: »The cat was disconsolate because her kitten died. SYNONYM(S): dejected, sad. 2. causing discomfort; cheerless; gloomy; dismal: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis·con·so·late — …   Useful english dictionary

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

  • late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… …   English syllables

  • disconsolate — dis·con·so·late …   English syllables

  • disconsolately — dis·con·so·late·ly …   English syllables

  • disconsolate — dis•con•so•late [[t]dɪsˈkɒn sə lɪt[/t]] adj. 1) without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable 2) characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy • Etymology: 1325–75; ME < ML disconsōlātus= L dis I+consōlātus, ptp.… …   From formal English to slang

  • disconsolate — dis|con|so|late [ dıs kansələt ] adjective extremely unhappy or disappointed ╾ dis|con|so|late|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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