inconsolable

[ in-kuhn-soh-luh-buhl ]

/ ˌɪn kənˈsoʊ lə bəl /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for inconsolable on Thesaurus.com

adjective

not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of inconsolable

1590–1600; <Latin inconsōlābilis. See in-³, consolable

OTHER WORDS FROM inconsolable

in·con·sol·a·bil·i·ty, in·con·sol·a·ble·ness, nounin·con·sol·a·bly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use inconsolable in a sentence

And the kind soul continued to sob inconsolably over the fate of his misguided friend.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems|Ivan Turgenev
I have not time to enlarge now, for which I believe you will not be inconsolably grieved.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1|George W. Williams
When I had thus been carried away, which happened often enough, I wept inconsolably; but that did not correct me.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13|Elbert Hubbard
The prophet, too, had a wife, who wept inconsolably—and all the rest seemed to have some one or other to care for them.
The Great Hunger|Johan Bojer

Edward, what did you see in a book that made you cry so violently and inconsolably when you just a toddler?
The Capgras Shift|Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for inconsolable

inconsolable

/ (ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being consoled or comforted; disconsolate

Derived forms of inconsolable

inconsolability or inconsolableness, nouninconsolably, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

inconsolable

Origin of inconsolable

OTHER WORDS FROM inconsolable

Words related to inconsolable

How to use inconsolable in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for inconsolable

Derived forms of inconsolable