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condolence

/kənˈdoʊləns/

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condolence noun: comfort, support or sympathy.

Noun

condolence (countable and uncountable, plural condolences)

  1. (uncountable) Comfort, support or sympathy.
    • There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.
  2. (countable, plural-normally) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
    • I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.

condolence meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

condolence in Hindi

condolence
श्रद्धांजलि śraddhāñjli

condolence in Tamil

இரங்கல், அனுதாபம், துக்கம், வருத்தம்

condolence in Urdu

condolence, consoling
تعزیت ta'ziyat

condolence in Bengali

শোকপ্রকাশ, সমবেদনা
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condolence in Malayalam
ആദരാഞ്ജലി ādarāñjali
condolence in Kannada
ಒಡಮರುಕ
condolence in Punjabi
ਸ਼ੋਕ śok
condolence in Tagalog
hingaba, paghihingaba, pakikiramay
condolence in Arabic
تَأْسِيَة taʔsiya, تَعْزِيَة taʕziya

Examples of condolence in a sentence

  • I wasn't sure how to phrase my condolences without sounding patronising.
  • His unsuccessful attempt earned him sympathy, condolences, and an occasional good-natured ribbing.
  • The president offered his condolences to the mother of the dead soldier.

All 10 example sentences with condolence

Forms of condolence

pluralcondolences
alternative form (obsolete)condoleance
alternative form (obsolete)condolance

Plural of condolence: condolences

Origin of condolence

From condole + -ence, or from Middle French condoléance, or formed from the root of Latin condoleō (“to sympathize”), from con- (“together, with”) and doleō (“to hurt, suffer, have pain”).

Words formed from condolence

Phrases with condolence

Questions about condolence

What does condolence mean?
Condolence means comfort, support or sympathy.
What is condolence in Hindi?
Condolence in Hindi is श्रद्धांजलि (śraddhāñjli). See Condolence meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is condolence?
Condolence is a noun.
How do you pronounce condolence?
Condolence is pronounced /kənˈdoʊləns/ (US).
What is the plural of condolence?
The plural of condolence is condolences.

Words near condolence in the dictionary

  1. condoled chief
  2. condoled chiefs
  3. condoledst
  4. condolement
  5. condolements
  6. condolence
  7. condolence card
  8. condolence cards
  9. condolences
  10. condolent
  11. condolently

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Adapted from Wiktionary: condolence (page history and authors); श्रद्धांजलि (Hindi) (page history and authors); condolence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); تعزیت (Urdu) (page history and authors); condolence (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ആദരാഞ്ജലി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); condolence (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸ਼ੋਕ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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