inconsolable

Adjective
Synonyms: disconsolateunconsolable

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled“inconsolable when her son died”Synonyms: disconsolateunconsolable
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inconsolable \In`con*sol"a*ble\, a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F. inconsolable. See In- not, and Console.] Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

With inconsolable distress she griev'd, And from her cheek the rose of beauty fled. --Falconer. -- In`con*sol"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*sol"a*bly, adv. Inconsonance

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