English Explanatory Dictionary

disconsolate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Cheerless, dreary.
  2. Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
noun
  1. Disconsolateness.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt/ /dɪsˈkɑnsəlɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disconsolate.wav

Word forms

disconsolate more disconsolate most disconsolate

Etymology

From Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus (“comfortless”), from dis- (“away”) + cōnsōlātus (“consoled”).

Synonyms

bleak dreary downcast cheerless comfortless dark morose depressing desolate dire disconsolate dismal doleful dolesome drear drearisome dreich forlorn gayless gray gloomsome gloomy grim joyless lack-laughter lugubrious melancholy mirthless miserable no joke saturnine solemn somber sombre spiritless sullen sunless uncheerful uncheery unhappy unmerry wintry woeful dejected inconsolable unconsolable atrabiliary atrabilious blitheless dispirited blue bummed out chapfallen chopfallen crestfallen cut up damp depressed despondent disgruntled

Antonyms

consolable

Derived words

disconsolately disconsolation disconsolateness
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