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inconsolability

inconsolability noun: the condition of being inconsolable.

Noun

inconsolability (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being inconsolable.
    • Sometimes inconsolability may occur in newborns and infants. If your baby is crying so much that you are worried or despairing, call your pediatrician and ask for help.
    • Scenes of utter destruction and inconsolability remind us why war is a bad solution to life's problems. In many cases the (alleged) cure is worse than the disease.

Synonyms of inconsolability

Antonyms

Origin of inconsolability

By surface analysis, inconsolable + -ity, or, by surface analysis, in- + console + -ability.

Questions about inconsolability

What does inconsolability mean?
Inconsolability means the condition of being inconsolable.
What part of speech is inconsolability?
Inconsolability is a noun.

Words near inconsolability in the dictionary

  1. inconsistency
  2. inconsistent
  3. inconsistently
  4. inconsistentness
  5. inconsisting
  6. inconsolability
  7. inconsolable
  8. inconsolableness
  9. inconsolably
  10. inconsolate
  11. inconsonance

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