consolation
Meaning of consolation
- the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment.
there was consolation in knowing that others were worse off
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n- ), from the verb consolari (see console1).
Information about consolation
- It is a name.
- The plural form of consolation is: consolations.
- Languages in which consolation is used:
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Hyphenation of consolation
con-so-la-tion
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- consolation is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
consolation synonyms
Meaning solace:
Meaning comfort:
Meaning feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune:
Meaning sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others:
Meaning the feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the suffering and misfortunes of others:
Meaning sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; compassion:
Meaning a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress:
Meaning the action of helping someone to do something:
Meaning help, typically of a practical nature:
Meaning approval, encouragement, or comfort:
Meaning a shout of encouragement, praise, or joy:
Meaning the action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope:
Meaning the action of removing someone's doubts or fears:
Meaning a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack:
Meaning having a gently calming effect:
Meaning a right to cross or otherwise use someone else's land for a specified purpose:
Meaning the action or process of making suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe:
Translation of consolation
- Spanish: consuelo, consolación
- German: Trost
- French: consolation
- Italian: consolazione
- Portuguese: consolação
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