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disconsolate.

Cheerless, dreary.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt/Received-Pronunciation/dɪsˈkɑnsəlɪt/US
  1. Cheerless, dreary.

    I opened my eyes to this disconsolate day.
  2. Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.

    For weeks after the death of her cat she was disconsolate.
Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus (“comfortless”), from dis- (“away”) + cōnsōlātus (“consoled”).

noun/dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt/Received-Pronunciation/dɪsˈkɑnsəlɪt/US
  1. Disconsolateness.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus (“comfortless”), from dis- (“away”) + cōnsōlātus (“consoled”).

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