consolationnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌkɒn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/something that makes someone who is sad or disappointed feel better:
If it's (of) any consolation (to you), you're not the only one he was nasty to.
I didn't know what to say - I just offered a few words of consolation.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Reassuring
- assure
- be/take a weight off your mind idiom
- blandishments
- calm (sb) down
- comfort
- comforting
- console
- consoling
- consolingly
- convince
- emollient
- get (sth) through (to sb)
- heartening
- lighten
- mind
- no news is good news idiom
- settle (sb) down
- should
- they should worry! idiom
- weight
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consolatory
adjective uk/kənˈsɒl.ə.tər.i/us/kənˈsɑː.lə.tɔːr.i/formal
a consolatory remark