inconsolableadj.

/ɪnkənˈsəʊləb(ə)l/

Etymology: < Latin inconsōlābilis, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + consōlābilis consolable adj. Compare French inconsolable (1611 in Cotgrave, but inconsolablement is found earlier). In poetry formerly sometimes stressed inˈconsolable (quots. 1596, a1791 at sense a); but Bailey 1730 has inconˈsolable.

Not admitting of consolation or solace; that cannot be consoled, alleviated, or assuaged.

a. Of grief, trouble, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adjective] > inconsolable > of affliction

inconsolable1596

1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. G3 And hath by death receiv'd an overthrowe, Vnto the worldes inconsolable woe.

1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 342 Sins being the work of darkness, we prefer the inconsolable darkness before the pleasure of the brightest Ray.

1748 J. Hervey Descant Creation in Medit. & Contempl. (ed. 4) I. 261 This unallayed and inconsolable Anguish of our all-gracious Master.

a1791 T. Blacklock Elegy Mem. Constantia in Poems (1793) 119 Impell'd by deep inconsolable grief, She breathes her soft, her melancholy strain.

1862 Sat. Rev. 8 Feb. 153 Inconsolable woe seemed to depress the Ministry—decent grief was stamped on the faces of the Opposition.

1870 J. R. Macduff Memories of Patmos (1871) xxiii. 318 Indulging in a wild and inconsolable lament.

b. Of persons: Disconsolate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adjective] > inconsolable

comfortlessc1460

discomfortable1535

uncomfortable1592

unconsolablea1618

inconsolable1677

1677 Lady Chaworth in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 44 The Duchesse is inconsolable, but the Duke bears it lyke a great man.

1710 J. Addison Tatler No. 152. ⁋6 They were all Three inconsolable for his Absence.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xiii. 247 Was he so very fond of his brother as to be still inconsolable for his loss?

1881 R. L. Stevenson Virginibus Puerisque 138 I dare say the sick man is not very inconsolable when he receives sentence of banishment.

absolute.1799 J. West Tale of Times I. 20 The mortal dart of woe in the bosom of the fair inconsolable.

Derivatives

inconˌsolaˈbility n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > state of being inconsolable

uncomfortablenessa1639

uncomfortableness1677

inconsolableness1727

inconsolability1854

1854 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in Select. Grave & Gay II. 309 The poor unhappy goddess seemed to be eternally aground on this Goodwin Sand of inconsolability.

inconˈsolableness n. the condition of being inconsolable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > state of being inconsolable

uncomfortablenessa1639

uncomfortableness1677

inconsolableness1727

inconsolability1854

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Inconsolableness.

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 191. ⁋3 A letter from Mr. Trip..about absence and inconsoleableness, and ardour and irresistible passion, and eternal constancy.

inconˈsolably adv. in an inconsolable manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adverb] > inconsolably

discomfortably?a1425

inconsolably1727

unconsolably1895

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Inconsolably.

a1857 D. Jerrold J. Applejohn in Men of Char. in Wks. (1864) III. xviii. 386 John wandered inconsolably backwards and forwards.

1879 R. T. Smith St. Basil xii. 182 Sometimes they laugh incessantly and sometimes lament inconsolably.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	inconsolable
释义	inconsolableadj. /ɪnkənˈsəʊləb(ə)l/ Etymology: < Latin inconsōlābilis, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + consōlābilis consolable adj. Compare French inconsolable (1611 in Cotgrave, but inconsolablement is found earlier). In poetry formerly sometimes stressed inˈconsolable (quots. 1596, a1791 at sense a); but Bailey 1730 has inconˈsolable. Not admitting of consolation or solace; that cannot be consoled, alleviated, or assuaged. a. Of grief, trouble, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adjective] > inconsolable > of affliction inconsolable1596 1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. G3 And hath by death receiv'd an overthrowe, Vnto the worldes inconsolable woe. 1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 342 Sins being the work of darkness, we prefer the inconsolable darkness before the pleasure of the brightest Ray. 1748 J. Hervey Descant Creation in Medit. & Contempl. (ed. 4) I. 261 This unallayed and inconsolable Anguish of our all-gracious Master. a1791 T. Blacklock Elegy Mem. Constantia in Poems (1793) 119 Impell'd by deep inconsolable grief, She breathes her soft, her melancholy strain. 1862 Sat. Rev. 8 Feb. 153 Inconsolable woe seemed to depress the Ministry—decent grief was stamped on the faces of the Opposition. 1870 J. R. Macduff Memories of Patmos (1871) xxiii. 318 Indulging in a wild and inconsolable lament. b. Of persons: Disconsolate. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adjective] > inconsolable comfortlessc1460 discomfortable1535 uncomfortable1592 unconsolablea1618 inconsolable1677 1677 Lady Chaworth in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 44 The Duchesse is inconsolable, but the Duke bears it lyke a great man. 1710 J. Addison Tatler No. 152. ⁋6 They were all Three inconsolable for his Absence. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xiii. 247 Was he so very fond of his brother as to be still inconsolable for his loss? 1881 R. L. Stevenson Virginibus Puerisque 138 I dare say the sick man is not very inconsolable when he receives sentence of banishment. absolute.1799 J. West Tale of Times I. 20 The mortal dart of woe in the bosom of the fair inconsolable. Derivatives inconˌsolaˈbility n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > state of being inconsolable uncomfortablenessa1639 uncomfortableness1677 inconsolableness1727 inconsolability1854 1854 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in Select. Grave & Gay II. 309 The poor unhappy goddess seemed to be eternally aground on this Goodwin Sand of inconsolability. inconˈsolableness n. the condition of being inconsolable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > state of being inconsolable uncomfortablenessa1639 uncomfortableness1677 inconsolableness1727 inconsolability1854 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Inconsolableness. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 191. ⁋3 A letter from Mr. Trip..about absence and inconsoleableness, and ardour and irresistible passion, and eternal constancy. inconˈsolably adv. in an inconsolable manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adverb] > inconsolably discomfortably?a1425 inconsolably1727 unconsolably1895 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Inconsolably. a1857 D. Jerrold J. Applejohn in Men of Char. in Wks. (1864) III. xviii. 386 John wandered inconsolably backwards and forwards. 1879 R. T. Smith St. Basil xii. 182 Sometimes they laugh incessantly and sometimes lament inconsolably. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1596
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