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Definition: Inconsolable |
InconsolableAdjective1. Sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "inconsolable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1660. (references) |
Etymology: Inconsolable \In`con*sol"a*ble\, adjective. [Latin expression inconsolabilis: compare to the French expression inconsolable. See In- not, and Console.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: InconsolableSynonyms: disconsolate (adj), unconsolable (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: consolable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Dejection | Disconsolate; unconsolable, inconsolable; forlorn, comfortless, desolate, desole, sick at heart; soul sick, heart sick; au desespoir; in despair; lost. |
Hopelessness | Adjective: hopeless, desperate, despairing, gone, in despair, au desespoir, forlorn, desolate; inconsolable; (dejected); broken hearted. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Inconsolable |
| Specialty definitions using "inconsolable": Buncle ♦ Pururavas and Urvasi. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Inconsolable" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (disconsolate, inconsolable), Spanish (disconsolate, inconsolable). |
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Sidney J. Harris | Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable. |
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So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish | Douglas Adams | And somewhere on this good boffo stretch of coastline lay the house of this inconsolable man, a man whom many regarded as being insane. |
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| "Inconsolable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Inconsolable" is used about 32 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 32 | 61,292 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
inconsolable | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "inconsolable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i pangushëllueshëm (disconsolate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | لا يتعزى عنه, لا عزاء له. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | неутешим (comfortless, desolate, disconsolate), безутешен. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 伤心欲绝. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | neutìšitelný (heartbroken). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | lohduton (disconsolate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | inconsolable. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | untröstlich (brokenhearted, heartbroken, inconsolably), trostlos (bleak, bleakly, cheerless, comfortless, comfortlessly, desolate, desolately, disconsolate, dismal, dismally, dreary, grimly, hopeless, miserable, wretched). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | απαρηγόρητοσ (comfortless, disconsolate, hopeless, unconsoled). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שאין ל חמו. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vigasztalhatatlan (disconsolate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | inconsolabile. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 위로 길 없". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | neugherjoilaghtagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | utrøstelig (disconsolate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inconsolableay inconsequente (incombustibility, incondensable, inconsecutive, inconsequent, inconsistent). (various references) nemângâiat (lorn), neconsolat (comfortless, disconsolate, uncomforted, unconsoled), de nealinat. (various references) безутешный (comfortless, disconsolate). (various references) neutešan (brokenhearted, comfortless, desolate, disappointing, disconsolate). (various references) inconsolable (disconsolate). (various references) otröstlig (disconsolate). (various references) teselli edilemez, avutulamaz (disconsolate). (various references) невтішний (disappointing, disconsolate, woebegone). (various references) không thể nguôi (immitigable), không thể giải khây, không thể an ủi được (disconsolate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "inconsolable": inconsolableness, inconsolablenesses. (additional references) | |
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"Inconsolable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: inconolable, inconsolabke, incosolable, incpnsolable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "inconsolable" (pronounced 'In`con*sol"a*ble'): Abatable, Abdicable, Abhominable, Abhorrible, Abolishable, Abominable, Abrogable, Absolvable, Absorbable, Abusable, Accendible, Accentuable, Acceptable, Accessible, Acclimatable, Acclimatizable, Accommodable, Accompanable, Accomplishable, Accomptable, Accordable, Accostable, Accountable, Accusable, Accustomable, Acetable, Achievable, Acidifiable, Acquaintable, Acquirable, Acreable, Actable, Actionable, Adaptable, Addable, Addible, Adducible, Adjustable, Administrable, Admirable, Admissible, Admittable, Adoptable, Adorable, Adustible, Advantageable, Advisable, Affable, Affectible, Affiliable, Affirmable, Affordable, Aggrandizable, Agible, Agitable, Agreeable, Alarmable, Alible, Alienable, Alkalifiable, Allegeable, Alliable, Allottable, Allowable, Alterable, Amassable, Ameliorable, Amenable, Amendable, Amerceable, Amiable, Amicable, Amissible, Amortizable, Amovable, Amusable, Analyzable, Anchorable, Annihilable, Annullable, Annunciable, Answerable, Appealable, Appeasable, Appellable, Appetible, Applausable, Appliable, Applicable, Appointable, Apposable, Appraisable, Appreciable, Apprehensible, Approachable, Appropriable, Approvable, Aptable, Arbitrable, Arguable, Argumentable, Ascendable, Ascendible, Ascertainable, Ascribable, Aspectable, Assailable, Assaultable, Assayable, Assessable, Assignable, Assimilable, Associable, Assumable, Atonable, Attachable, Attackable, Attainable, Attemptable, Attractable, Attributable, Augmentable, Authorizable, Available, Avertible, Avoidable, Avouchable, Avowable, Bailable, Balanceable, Bankable, Baptizable, Batable, Battable, Bauble, Bawble, Bearable, Bedabble, Bedrabble, Bedribble, Beggable, Behoovable, Bejumble, Believable, Bendable, Bequeathable, Bescribble, Betumble, Bewailable, Bibble-babble, bible, Biddable, Bipartible, Blamable, Boardable, Boatable, Borable, Bowable, Breakable, Breathable, Bribable, Burnable, Calcinable, Calculable, Capable, Carriable, Carriageable, Catchable, Causable, Censurable, Cessible, Challengeable, Chanceable, Changeable, Chargeable, Charitable, Chasable, Chastisable, Chasuble, Cheatable, Circulable, Circumnavigable, Circumscribable, Circumscriptible, Circumstantiable, Citable, Civilizable, Claimable, Classible, Classifiable, Cleansable, Cleavable, Clergyable, Climbable, Clubbable, Coagulable, Coctible, Coercible, Cogitable, Cognizable, Cognoscible, Cohesible, Collatable, Collectible, Colliquable, Colorable, Combatable, Combinable, Commandable, Commeasurable, Commemorable, Commendable, Commensurable, Commiserable, Committable, Committible, Commonable, Communicable, Commutable, Compactible, Companable, Companiable, Companionable, Comparable, Compassable, Compassionable, Compatible, Compellable, Competible, Complainable, Compliable, Comportable, Compossible, Compoundable, Comprehensible, Compressible, Comptible, Computable, Concealable, Conceivable, Conceptible, Conclusible, Concordable, Concrescible, Concupiscible, Condemnable, Condensable, Condensible, Conducible, Conductible, Conferrable, Confinable, Confirmable, Confiscable, Confluxible, Conformable, Confusable, Confutable, Congeable, Congealable, Conjecturable, Conquerable, Conscionable, Conservable, Considerable, Consolable, Consortable, Constable, Constrainable, Consumable, Containable, Contaminable, Contemptible, Conterminable, Contestable, Continuable, Contractible, Contradictable, Contributable, Contrivble, Controllable, Controvertible, Conusable, Conversable, Conversible, Convertible, Conveyable, Convict1ible, Convincible, Corbel-table, Correlatable, Corrigible, Corrodible, Corrosible, Corrumpable, Counselable, countable, Countermandable, Coupable, Covenable, Covetable, Creable, Creatable, Credible, Creditable, Criticisable, Crucible, Crummable, Crystallizable, Cullible, Culpable, Cultivable, Cultivatable, Culturable, Curable, Customable, Damageable, Damnable, Datable, Debatable, Deceivable, Deceptible, Decerptible, decidable, Decipherable, Declarable, Declinable, Decoctible, Decomposable, Decompoundable, Decreeable, Deducible, Deductible, Defatigable, Defeasible, Defectible, Defendable, Defensible, Definable, Deflagrable, Deflectable, Deleble, Delectable, Delightable, Delineable, Delitable, Deliverable, Deludable, Demandable, Demisable, Demonstrable, Demountable, Demurrable, Deniable, Denominable, Denotable, Departable, Depectible, Dependable, Depertible, Deplorable, Deposable, Deprecable, Depredable, Deprehensible, Deprivable, Deputable, Derivable, Descendible, Describable, Desiderable, Designable, Desirable, Despicable, Despisable, Destinable, Destroyable, Destructible, Detachable, Determinable, Detestable, Developable, Devisable, Devitable, Devourable, Diffusible, Digestible, Diggable, Dilatable, Dimble, Diminishable, Dirigible, Disadvantageable, Disagreeable, Disallowable, Discernible, Disciplinable, Discomfortable, Discommendable, Disconformable. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-i-l-l-n-n-o-o-s" | |
-3 letters: balconies, ballonnes, binnacles, cloisonne, colonials, lanolines, nonlocals, nonsocial. | |
-4 letters: alencons, alnicoes, ballonne, balloons, binnacle, binocles, bioclean, cannolis, canonise, closable, coalbins, coinable, colonels, colonial, colonies, colonise, eclosion, isolable, lanoline, lanolins, lobelias, localise, nonbasic, nonlocal, scallion, sociable, solanine. | |
-5 letters: acinose, ainsell, albinos, alencon, alnicos, ancones, anisole, ballies, ballons, balloon, beacons, benison, billons, binocle, bonacis, boonies, caboose, callose, canines, cannels, cannoli, celosia, cineols, coalbin, collies, collins, colonel, colones, conines, console, coolies, encinal, encinas, inclose, inlaces, ionones, lanolin, lesbian, linable, lobelia, locales, loobies, loonies, losable, nancies, niellos, noncola, obelias, oilcans, sanicle, scaleni, solanin, sonance. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-i-l-l-n-n-o-o-s" | |
+4 letters: inconsolableness. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 63 6F 6E 73 6F 6C 61 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. -.-. --- -. ... --- .-.. .- -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100011 01101111 01101110 01110011 01101111 01101100 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n c o n s o l a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0063 006F 006E 0073 006F 006C 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)438069818085817867687871 |
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