How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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. [1913 Webster] With inconsolable distress… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inconsolable — (adj.) c.1500 (implied in inconsolably), from L. inconsolabilis inconsolable, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + consolabilis consolable, from consolari (see CONSOLE (Cf. console) (v.)) … Etymology dictionary
inconsolable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not able to be comforted or consoled. DERIVATIVES inconsolably adverb … English terms dictionary
inconsolable — inconsolability, inconsolableness, n. inconsolably, adv. /in keuhn soh leuh beuhl/, adj. not consolable; that cannot be comforted; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died. [1590 1600; < L inconsolabilis. See IN 3, CONSOLABLE] * * * … Universalium
inconsolable — /ɪnkənˈsoʊləbəl/ (say inkuhn sohluhbuhl) adjective not consolable: inconsolable grief. –inconsolability /ˌɪnkənsoʊləˈbɪləti/ (say .inkuhnsohluh biluhtee), inconsolableness, noun –inconsolably, adverb …
inconsolable — adjective Not consolable … Wiktionary
inconsolable — adjective not able to be comforted or consoled. Derivatives inconsolability noun inconsolably adverb … English new terms dictionary
inconsolable — in•con•sol•a•ble [[t]ˌɪn kənˈsoʊ lə bəl[/t]] adj. not consolable in con•sol′a•bly, adv … From formal English to slang
was inconsolable — could not be comforted, it was not possible to cheer him up … English contemporary dictionary
Inconsolableness — 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. [1913 Webster] With… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
