Dictionary entry

Inconsolable

Webster's Dictionary 1913

In′con‐sol″a‐ble (?), a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F. inconsolable. See In- not, and Console.] Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. Dryden.

With inconsolable distress she griev'd,

And from her cheek the rose of beauty fled. Falconer.

— In′con‐sol″a‐ble‐ness, n. — In′con‐sol″a‐bly, adv.