consolation
Syllables: con·so·la·tionUK/ˌkɒn.səˈleɪ.ʃən//ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/
consolation noun: the act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.
Noun
consolation (countable and uncountable, plural consolations)
- The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.
- Moreouer the perfit beleue of this article, worketh in all true chriſten people, aloue to continue in this vnitie, and afeare to be caſte out of the ſame, and it worketh in them that be ſinners and repentant, great comforte, and conſolacion, to obteine remiſſion of ſinne, by vertue of Chriſtes...1543 June 7, Henry VIII of England, “The Nynthe Article. The Holy Catholike Churche.”, in A Necessary Doctrine and Erudicion for Any Chrysten Man, Set furth by the Kynges Maiestye of Englande, &c....
- [I]f Charles is undone, He'll find half his Acquaintance ruin'd too, and that, you know, is a consolation—1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, I.i
- The prize or benefit for the loser.
- A consolation goal.
consolation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
consolation in Hindi
- act of consoling
- सांत्वना sāntvanā
- prize for the loser
- तसल्ली tasallī
consolation in Tamil
- ஆறுதல்
consolation in Marathi
- consolation; comfort, solace, or an expression of sympathy given to someone who is grieving, distressed, or suffering misfortune
- सांत्वन sāntvan
consolation in Urdu
- دلداری, دلاسا, تسلی, تشفی
More languagesFewer languages
- consolation in Bengali
- সান্ত্বনা śanttona, বুঝ bujh
- consolation in Telugu
- సాంత్వనము sāntvanamu
- consolation in Malayalam
- സാന്ത്വനം sāntvanaṁ, കുളിർമ kuḷiṟma
- consolation in Kannada
- ಸಮಾಧಾನ, ಸಾಂತ್ವನ, ಸಹಾನುಭೂತಿ, ಸಂತೈಕೆ
- consolation in Gujarati
- સાંત્વના
- consolation in Sanskrit
- उच्छ्वास ucchvāsá
- consolation in Tagalog
- palubag-loob, ambos
- consolation in Arabic
- مُوَاسَاة muwāsāh
Examples of consolation in a sentence
- I managed to murmur some words of consolation as I left the funeral.
- Sri Lanka ended their ten-game drought with a consolation win over Bangladesh.
- A good life affords consolation in old age.
Synonyms of consolation
Antonyms
Forms of consolation
| plural | consolations |
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Origin of consolation
From Old French consolacion (French consolatio), from Latin cōnsōlātiō, from the deponent verb cōnsōlor (“I console, encourage”) with the -tiō suffix, while cōnsōlor comprises the intensifying prefix con- with the deponent verb sōlor (“I comfort, console”). Equivalent to console + -ation. Doublet of consolatio.
Words formed from consolation
Phrases with consolation
Words that rhyme with consolation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about consolation
- What does consolation mean?
- Consolation means the act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.
- What is consolation in Hindi?
- Consolation in Hindi is सांत्वना (sāntvanā), तसल्ली (tasallī). See Consolation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is consolation?
- Consolation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce consolation?
- Consolation is pronounced /ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of consolation?
- The plural of consolation is consolations.
Words near consolation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: consolation (page history and authors); consolation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); सांत्वन (Marathi) (page history and authors); consolation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বুঝ (Bengali) (page history and authors); సాంత్వనము (Telugu) (page history and authors); കുളിർമ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); consolation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); consolation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); उच्छ्वास (Sanskrit) (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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