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inconsolable [ in-kuh n-soh -luh -buh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ËÉȘn kÉnËsoÊ lÉ bÉl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective
not able to be comforted or consoled ; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
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Origin of inconsolable 1590â1600; <Latin
inconsĆlÄbilis. See
in-3 ,
consolable
OTHER WORDS FROM inconsolable in·con·sol·a·bil·i·ty, in·con·sol·a·ble·ness, noun in·con·sol·a·bly, adverb
Words nearby inconsolable inconsiderable ,
inconsiderate ,
in consideration of ,
inconsistency ,
inconsistent ,
inconsolable ,
inconsonant ,
inconspicuous ,
inconstant ,
inconsumable ,
incontestability clause
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Words related to inconsolable disconsolate ,
unconsolable ,
comfortless ,
dejected ,
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despairing ,
discouraged ,
distressed ,
forlorn ,
heartbroken ,
heartsick ,
sad
How to use inconsolable in a sentence Bob Bueckers tells a story about a time when he was coaching the elementary school team and having to explain to Paige, inconsolable and frustrated, that league rules required him to bench her for part of the game.
When this prophecy failed, just as all the previous ones had, many QAnon followers were inconsolable .
Not everything gets wrapped up with a pretty bow; some mysteries are unsolvable, some victims inconsolable .
Even an âinconsolable â grief-stricken person is accessible to his or her other loved ones.
Unsettled and inconsolable , Renai insists they move again, only to find the disturbances follow them to their new house.
He was inconsolable on finding that he could not hit off the colouring of the old church pictures.
Cromwell appeared to be much affected by his death; and the republicans, who reposed great confidence in him, were inconsolable .
During this time, the whole family suffered the truest grief, and Camilla was inconsolable .
From the time of the transportation of Aladdin's palace, the princess's father had been inconsolable for the loss of her.
He was inconsolable for having given the princes permission to hunt, or for not having borne them company.
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British Dictionary definitions for inconsolable
inconsolable
/ (ËÉȘnkÉnËsÉÊlÉbÉ l ) /
adjective
incapable of being consoled or comforted; disconsolate
Derived forms of inconsolable inconsolability or inconsolableness , noun inconsolably , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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