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inconsolable

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Middle French inconsolable, from Latin inconsolabilis; by surface analysis, in- + consolable, or, by surface analysis, in- + console + -able.

adjective more inconsolable · most inconsolable

  1. Not consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress. Near-synonyms: miserable, despondent; see also Thesaurus:sad

    Similar: unconsolable, miserable, despondent, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerless, chopfallen

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adj Not consolable

Españolinconsolable, desconsolado
Portuguêsinconsolável
Françaisinconsolable
Deutschuntröstlich
Italianoinconsolabile
Ελληνικάαπαρηγόρητος aparigóritos
Русскийбезуте́шный bezutéšnyj, неуте́шный neutéšnyj

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@misc{inconsolable_2026,
  title = {inconsolable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inconsolable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}