Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   dis·con·so·late

   /diˈskäns(ə)lət/

   adjective

   • 1. without consolation or comfort; unhappy: "he'd met the man's disconsolate widow"
   • ▪ (of a place or thing) causing or showing a complete lack of comfort; cheerless: "solitary, disconsolate clumps of cattails"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin disconsolatus, from dis- (expressing reversal) + Latin consolatus (past participle of consolari ‘to console’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. disconsolately adverb
   • 2. disconsolateness noun
   • 3. disconsolation noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • S

     1

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disconsolateDisconsolate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disconsolate

   • Cached

   The meaning of DISCONSOLATE is cheerless. How to use disconsolate in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISCONSOLATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   extremely sad and disappointed: The players were disconsolate after losing what should have been an easy game. Synonym. inconsolable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom. be in a funk idiom. displeased. dissatisfied. distraught.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › disconsolateDISCONSOLATE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › disconsolate

   • Cached

   Disconsolate definition: without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable. See examples of DISCONSOLATE used in a sentence.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › disconsolateDisconsolate - definition of disconsolate by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › disconsolate

   • Cached

   1. Seeming beyond consolation; extremely dejected: disconsolate at the loss of the dog. See Synonyms at depressed. 2. Cheerless; gloomy: a disconsolate winter landscape. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus : Latin dis-, dis- + cōnsōlātus, past participle of cōnsōlārī, to console; see console1.] dis·con′so·late·ly adv.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISCONSOLATE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   extremely sad and disappointed: The players were disconsolate after losing what should have been an easy game. Synonym. inconsolable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom. be in a funk idiom. displeased. dissatisfied. distraught.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISCONSOLATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   noun. Word origin. C14: from Medieval Latin disconsōlātus, from dis-1 + consōlātus comforted; see console1. disconsolate in American English. (dɪsˈkɑnsəlɪt ; ˈdɪsˈkɑnsəlɪt ) adjective. 1. so unhappy that nothing will comfort; inconsolable; dejected. 2. causing or suggesting dejection; cheerless. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondisconsolate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definition

   • Cached

   Definition of disconsolate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › disconsolateDisconsolate Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

   www.yourdictionary.com › disconsolate

   • Cached

   Causing or suggesting dejection; cheerless. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: unconsolable. inconsolable. dreary. gloomy. dismal. dark. drab. sorry. grim. dingy. blue. drear. miserable. down. depressed. Antonyms: cheerful. solaced. soothed.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › disconsolatedisconsolate | meaning of disconsolate in Longman Dictionary of...

    www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › disconsolate

    • Cached

    disconsolate meaning, definition, what is disconsolate: extremely sad and hopeless: Learn more.

11. www.wordreference.com › definition › disconsolatedisconsolate - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    www.wordreference.com › definition › disconsolate

    • Cached

    inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate. characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy: disconsolate prospects.