consolation
Americannoun
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the act of consoling or state of being consoled; solace
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a person or thing that is a source of comfort in a time of suffering, grief, disappointment, etc
Other Word Forms
- consolatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of consolation
1325–75; Middle English consolacioun (< Anglo-French ) < Latin consōlātiōn- (stem of consōlātiō ), equivalent to consōlāt ( us ), past participle of consōlārī ( con- con- + sōlā-, stem of sōlārī to comfort, + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion; solace
Example Sentences
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His fourth try came after a Joe Burgess consolation for the Robins 15 minutes from time - then a late Cooper Jenkins double sealed a resounding victory for Leeds.
From BBC
But for those of us who buy groceries or pay utility bills, that’s small consolation.
From Barron's
“If you don’t have quite good enough credit to qualify for a 0% balanced-transfer card, a low-interest personal loan is a pretty good consolation prize,” Schulz said.
From MarketWatch
For those in Buckingham Palace braced for whatever might come next in this saga, that may be at least some consolation.
From BBC
Throughout the book she displays the fundamental bewilderment of the secular postmodernist contending with huge life events while cut off from the consolations of any one tradition.
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