disconsolate
disconsolate · more disconsolate · most disconsolate
невтішний, безутішний
печальный, безутешный
trostlos, untröstlich
Cheerless, drearyCheerless, dreary.
UK/dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt/US/dɪsˈkɑnsəlɪt/
» I am disconsolate!
Я невтішний!
Meaning
2 sensesCheerless, dreary.
I opened my eyes to this disconsolate day.
trostlos
печа́льныйpečálʹnyj
Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
For weeks after the death of her cat she was disconsolate.
untröstlich
безуте́шныйbezutéšnyj
безуті́шнийbezutíšnyj, невті́шнийnevtíšnyj
More definitions
- sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
- causing dejection
Examples
3 sentencesI am disconsolate!
Я невтішний!
A wilder or more disconsolate dwelling it was perhaps difficult to conceive.
He was disconsolate.
ruОн был безутешен.
deEr war untröstlich.
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
inconsolable:
Русский
By meaning 2
cheerless, dreary:
inconsolable:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
cheerless, dreary:
inconsolable:
Origin
From Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus (“comfortless”), from dis- (“away”) + cōnsōlātus (“consoFrom Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus (“comfortless”), from dis- (“away”) + cōnsōlātus (“consoled”).
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Forms
more disconsolate, most disconsolate| Comparative | more disconsolate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most disconsolate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
110 synonymsdarkA1depressingB1dismalC1forlornC2grayA1gloomyB2grimB2melancholyC2miserableB1sombreC1unhappyA2blueA1dampB1depressedB1
Close in meaning
- sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled:inconsolableunconsolable
- causing dejection:bluedarkdingydismalgloomygrimsorrydrab
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelateddisconsolateness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form