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disconsolacy

disconsolacy noun: the state of being disconsolate.

Noun

disconsolacy (uncountable)

  1. The state of being disconsolate.
    • a state of extreme penury, baseness, and disconsolacya. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...
    • There was a fierce disconsolacy in his expression. I have described him to you as beautiful, which is a senseless description, a space that you will have to fill for yourself with your own picture of beauty2011, Stephen Fry, Moab Is My Washpot

Synonyms of disconsolacy

Questions about disconsolacy

What does disconsolacy mean?
Disconsolacy means the state of being disconsolate.
What part of speech is disconsolacy?
Disconsolacy is a noun.

Words near disconsolacy in the dictionary

  1. disconsents
  2. disconsider
  3. disconsidered
  4. disconsidering
  5. disconsiders
  6. disconsolacy
  7. disconsolance
  8. disconsolate
  9. disconsolated
  10. disconsolately
  11. disconsolateness

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