condolence
or con·dole·ment
- Often condolences. expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief.
Origin of condolence
Examples from the Web for condolence
Contemporary Examples of condolence
To Hitchcock, this is not a sweet wire from an old colleague but a condolence letter on the occasion of his own death.
The letters of condolence when she died in March at the age of 87 included one from an African American who had become president.
She rarely dropped names of her famous friends, except Prince Charles', who issued a public note of condolence after her death.
Melissa Rivers: Life After Joan—A Funny, Moving Celebration on a Special 'Fashion Police'Tim Teeman
September 20, 2014
Before Mr. Chen left the museum, he signed a condolence book by the corner library.
This year, the condolence book from the June 4th Museum will be burned in a ceremony of remembrance.
Historical Examples of condolence
Many were the messages of regard and condolence that came from other lands.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
I do not ask your condolence and regret for what is past, for that now cannot be remedied.
Gomez AriasJoaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
I felt that no words of condolence availed, and I let him lie there quietly.
The Moon and SixpenceW. Somerset Maugham
Wherever we go, we are lionised and loaded with congratulations and condolence.
The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in CubaWalter Goodman
But the formal tributes of condolence were followed by great rejoicing in the camp.
The Philippine IslandsJohn Foreman
condolence
condolement (kənˈdəʊlmənt)
- (often plural) an expression of sympathy with someone in grief, etc