consolation

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌkɒn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #9115

Meanings

1

noun
Comfort you feel after a disappointment or loss.

Second place was little consolation to the team after a hard-fought match.
2

noun
The act of comforting someone who is sad or upset.

Offer your friends consolation in their times of need.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · comfort you feel after a... comfort solace relief

2 noun · the act of comforting... comfort solace

More alleviation ease liss release respite

Opposites

distress vexation

Word family

Forms consolations

Derived forms consolationalself-consolation

Related forms solace

Etymology

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.

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# consolation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 9115

## Meanings
1. Comfort you feel after a disappointment or loss.
2. The act of comforting someone who is sad or upset.

## Examples
- Second place was little consolation to the team after a hard-fought match.
- Offer your friends consolation in their times of need.

## Synonyms
- alleviation
- comfort
- ease
- liss
- release
- relief
- respite
- solace

## Antonyms
- distress
- vexation

## Derived Forms
- consolational
- self-consolation

## Related Forms
- solace

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
consolation is a noun. It is 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. Current senses include comfort you feel after a disappointment or loss and the act of comforting someone who is sad or upset. Derived forms include consolational and self-consolation. Related words include solace.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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