inconsolable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪnkənˈsoʊləbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′kən sōlə bəl)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•con•sol•a•ble /ˌɪnkənˈsoʊləbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. not consolable;
    very sad:She was inconsolable after his death.
See -sola-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•con•sol•a•ble  (in′kən sōlə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not consolable;
    that cannot be comforted;
    disconsolate:She was inconsolable when her son died.
  • Latin inconsōlābilis. See in-3, consolable
  • 1590–1600
in′con•sol′a•bili•ty, in′con•sola•ble•ness, n. 
in′con•sola•bly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
inconsolable / ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləbəl/
  1. incapable of being consoled or comforted; disconsolate
ˌinconˌsolaˈbility, ˌinconˈsolablenessˌinconˈsolably
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