disconsolate
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disconsolate
- /dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt/ UK
- /dɪsˈkɑnsəlɪt/ US
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus (“comfortless”), from dis- (“away”) + cōnsōlātus (“consoled”).
adjective more disconsolate · most disconsolate
-
Cheerless, dreary.
I opened my eyes to this disconsolate day.
Similar: bleak, dreary, downcast, cheerless, comfortless, dark, morose, depressing, desolate, dire, disconsolate, dismal
-
Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
For weeks after the death of her cat she was disconsolate.
Similar: dejected, inconsolable, unconsolable, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerless, chopfallen · Opposite: consolable
noun
- Disconsolateness.
Translations
Every language
adj cheerless, dreary
| Español | desconsolado |
|---|---|
| Português | melancólico |
| Deutsch | trostlos |
| Ελληνικά | απελπισμένος apelpisménos |
| Русский | печа́льный pečálʹnyj |
adj inconsolable
| Español | desconsolado |
|---|---|
| Português | desconsolado, desamparado |
| Français | inconsolable |
| Deutsch | untröstlich |
| Ελληνικά | απαρηγόρητος aparigóritos |
| Русский | безуте́шный bezutéšnyj |
Talk about this word "disconsolate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disconsolate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. disconsolate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disconsolate "disconsolate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disconsolate.Cite this
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title = {disconsolate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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