Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inconsolable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inconsolable \In`con*sol"a*ble\, a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F.
inconsolable. See {In-} not, and {Console}.]
Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond
susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. --Dryden.
With inconsolable distress she griev'd, And from her
cheek the rose of beauty fied. --Falconer.
-- {In`con*sol"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`con*sol"a*bly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inconsolable
adj : sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled;
"inconsolable when her son died" [syn: {disconsolate},
{unconsolable}] [ant: {consolable}]
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