Disconsolate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Disconsolate is an adjective meaning Cheerless, dreary.
Meaning
Cheerless, dreary.
More Meanings
- Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
- (obsolete) Disconsolateness.
Example Sentences
I opened my eyes to this disconsolate day.
For weeks after the death of her cat she was disconsolate.
Loud from its rocky caverns, the deep-voiced neighbouring ocean Speaks, and in accents disconsolate answers the wail of the forest.
[S]itting close beside it, taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner, Utterson saw Dr. Jekyll.
Synonyms for disconsolate
Depending on context, synonyms include bleak, dreary, downcast, cheerless, comfortless, dark.
Antonyms for disconsolate
Common opposites include consolable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cheerless, depressing, inconsolable, grim, gloomy, dismal.
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