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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
inconsolable
adj : sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled;
"inconsolable when her son died" [syn: disconsolate,
unconsolable] [ant: consolable]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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