consolationn.

/kɒnsəˈleɪʃən/

Etymology: < French consolation (12th cent. in Littré), < Latin consōlātiōn-em consoling, comfort, noun of action from consōlārī to console v.

1. The action of consoling, cheering, or comforting; the state of being consoled; alleviation of sorrow or mental distress.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun]

comfort1340

lightness1357

consolationc1374

reliefa1393

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief

lightingOE

leathc1175

comfort?c1225

solacec1290

lithec1300

comfortingc1320

allegeancec1325

swaging1340

froa1350

releasec1350

consolationc1374

legeancec1390

reliefa1393

comfortationa1400

leathinga1400

swagea1400

allegementa1425

alleviation?a1425

recreation?a1425

refrigery?a1425

lighteningc1425

recomfortc1425

mitigation?1435

recomforting1487

recreancea1500

allevation1502

easement1533

solacy1534

ease1542

cheer1549

assuagement1561

refreshing1561

easing1580

recomfortation1585

recomforture1595

assuage1596

allevement1599

mitification1607

allayment1609

solagement1609

levation1656

solacement1721

solation1757

soulagement1777

consolement1797

de-tension1949

de-tensioning1952

tea and sympathy1953

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consoling or relieving

froveringc1200

lissing1357

consolationc1374

relieving1389

assuring1530

cheering1637

balming1843

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 708 Men seyn, to wrecche is consolacion To haue another felaw in his peyne.

1485 W. Caxton tr. Paris & Vienne (1957) 19 I had hoped to haue had in the grete consolacyon.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Philemon 7 Greate ioye and consolacion haue I in thy loue.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. ii. 159 This greefe is crown'd with Consolation .

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 664 Unless he feel within Some sourse of consolation from above.

1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 210 All the Advice we gave him brought him no Consolation.

1845 M. Pattison in Christian Remembrancer Jan. 72 The earliest Christian pilgrims, for whose guidance and consolation in their journey a new star was created.

2. (with plural) An act or instance of consolation; a person or thing that affords consolation; a consoling fact or circumstance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief

froverOE

comfortc1386

easec1440

sport1440

consolationc1460

recreatoryc1475

balm1540

balsamumc1540

solace1597

unction1604

balsama1616

demulceation1661

demulsion1661

alleviative1672

mitigation1726

salve1736

soother1794

consolement1797

heart-balm1828

c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 1102 The wich seyd shortly, ‘for a molestacioune Ther was noon othir remedy, but a consolacioune.’

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Dvi^v Innumerable mo benefytes and consolacions he hath gyuen vs.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 495 Against such cruelties With inward consolations recompenc't.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §266 One misfortune frequently becomes a consolation for another.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 418 Pericles in the funeral oration is silent on the consolations of immortality.

a. In some card games, as ombre, quadrille, etc.: see quots.The word occurs in Le Jeu de l'Hombre, Paris 1709, p. 126.

ΚΠ

1768 tr. Abbé Bellecour Acad. Play 46 The Consolation is two Counters, which are paid to him or them that stand the Game if they win, or is paid by them if they lose, whether it be by Remise or Codill.

1779 Hoyle's Games Impr. 114 [article Quadrille] Consolation, is a Claim, which is always paid by those who lose to those who win; whether by Codill or Remise.

1878 H. H. Gibbs Game of Ombre (ed. 2) 49 Consolation, the payment for the game, made by the Ombre when he lost, to the other players.

b. consolation prize a prize won in a consolation match; (now usually) one given to a competitor who has not won one of the stipulated prizes; also figurative; consolation race, consolation match, etc.: one open only to those competitors who have been unsuccessful in the preceding ‘events’; so consolation stakes. Dutch consolation: see Dutch adj., n.¹, and adv. Compounds 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > prize > other than first

consolation prize1866

reserve1869

1866 ‘Ouida’ Chandos I. 70 He is the most wretched animal..he could not win in a consolation scramble.

1886 Wesleyan-Meth. Mag. Jan. 58 Only sixty-one can be successful, while nine others are granted the consolation prize of a half-degree.

1899 Scribner's Mag. 25 7/1 I should have missed the Santiago campaign, and might not even have had the consolation prize of going to Porto Rico.

1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 2 Nov. 352/2 The thousand-pound prize gives help to one (perhaps there are some consolation prizes) who..is quite good enough to look after himself.

1963 Listener 7 Mar. 407/1 Let us see whether there are not some consolation prizes for our failure to qualify for membership in E.E.C.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	consolation
释义	consolationn. /kɒnsəˈleɪʃən/ Etymology: < French consolation (12th cent. in Littré), < Latin consōlātiōn-em consoling, comfort, noun of action from consōlārī to console v. 1. The action of consoling, cheering, or comforting; the state of being consoled; alleviation of sorrow or mental distress. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] comfort1340 lightness1357 consolationc1374 reliefa1393 the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief lightingOE leathc1175 comfort?c1225 solacec1290 solacec1290 lithec1300 comfortingc1320 allegeancec1325 swaging1340 froa1350 releasec1350 consolationc1374 legeancec1390 reliefa1393 comfortationa1400 leathinga1400 swagea1400 allegementa1425 alleviation?a1425 recreation?a1425 refrigery?a1425 lighteningc1425 recomfortc1425 mitigation?1435 recomforting1487 recreancea1500 allevation1502 easement1533 solacy1534 ease1542 cheer1549 assuagement1561 refreshing1561 easing1580 recomfortation1585 recomforture1595 assuage1596 allevement1599 mitification1607 allayment1609 solagement1609 levation1656 solacement1721 solation1757 soulagement1777 consolement1797 de-tension1949 de-tensioning1952 tea and sympathy1953 the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consoling or relieving froveringc1200 lissing1357 consolationc1374 relieving1389 assuring1530 cheering1637 balming1843 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 708 Men seyn, to wrecche is consolacion To haue another felaw in his peyne. 1485 W. Caxton tr. Paris & Vienne (1957) 19 I had hoped to haue had in the grete consolacyon. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Philemon 7 Greate ioye and consolacion haue I in thy loue. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. ii. 159 This greefe is crown'd with Consolation . View more context for this quotation 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 664 Unless he feel within Some sourse of consolation from above. View more context for this quotation 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 210 All the Advice we gave him brought him no Consolation. 1845 M. Pattison in Christian Remembrancer Jan. 72 The earliest Christian pilgrims, for whose guidance and consolation in their journey a new star was created. 2. (with plural) An act or instance of consolation; a person or thing that affords consolation; a consoling fact or circumstance. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief froverOE comfortc1386 easec1440 sport1440 consolationc1460 recreatoryc1475 balm1540 balsamumc1540 solace1597 unction1604 balsama1616 demulceation1661 demulsion1661 alleviative1672 mitigation1726 salve1736 soother1794 consolement1797 heart-balm1828 c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 1102 The wich seyd shortly, ‘for a molestacioune Ther was noon othir remedy, but a consolacioune.’ 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Dvi^v Innumerable mo benefytes and consolacions he hath gyuen vs. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 495 Against such cruelties With inward consolations recompenc't. View more context for this quotation 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §266 One misfortune frequently becomes a consolation for another. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 418 Pericles in the funeral oration is silent on the consolations of immortality. 3. a. In some card games, as ombre, quadrille, etc.: see quots.The word occurs in Le Jeu de l'Hombre, Paris 1709, p. 126. ΚΠ 1768 tr. Abbé Bellecour Acad. Play 46 The Consolation is two Counters, which are paid to him or them that stand the Game if they win, or is paid by them if they lose, whether it be by Remise or Codill. 1779 Hoyle's Games Impr. 114 [article Quadrille] Consolation, is a Claim, which is always paid by those who lose to those who win; whether by Codill or Remise. 1878 H. H. Gibbs Game of Ombre (ed. 2) 49 Consolation, the payment for the game, made by the Ombre when he lost, to the other players. b. consolation prize a prize won in a consolation match; (now usually) one given to a competitor who has not won one of the stipulated prizes; also figurative; consolation race, consolation match, etc.: one open only to those competitors who have been unsuccessful in the preceding ‘events’; so consolation stakes. Dutch consolation: see Dutch adj., n.¹, and adv. Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > prize > other than first consolation prize1866 reserve1869 1866 ‘Ouida’ Chandos I. 70 He is the most wretched animal..he could not win in a consolation scramble. 1886 Wesleyan-Meth. Mag. Jan. 58 Only sixty-one can be successful, while nine others are granted the consolation prize of a half-degree. 1899 Scribner's Mag. 25 7/1 I should have missed the Santiago campaign, and might not even have had the consolation prize of going to Porto Rico. 1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 2 Nov. 352/2 The thousand-pound prize gives help to one (perhaps there are some consolation prizes) who..is quite good enough to look after himself. 1963 Listener 7 Mar. 407/1 Let us see whether there are not some consolation prizes for our failure to qualify for membership in E.E.C. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1374
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