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consolation
CEFRB2
/ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/
noun
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- 01
noun
Comfort given to someone who is sad or disappointed.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA consolation goal.
Examples
It is a consolation that no one was killed.
She turned to her writing of poetry, as a kind of consolation.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe prize or benefit for the loser.
The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.
More examples
In context[I]f Charles is undone, He'll find half his Acquaintance ruin'd too, and that, you know, is a consolation—
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Origin
noun
From Old French consolacion (French consolatio), from Latin cōnsōlātiō, from the deponent verb cōnsōlor (“I console, encourage”) with the -tiō suffix, while cōnsōlor comprises the intensifying prefix con- with the deponent verb sōlor (“I comfort, console”). Equivalent to console + -ation. Doublet of consolatio.