inconsolable

[ in-kuhn-soh-luh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate:

   She was inconsolable when her son died.

inconsolable

/ ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being consoled or comforted; disconsolate

Derived Forms

• ˌinconˈsolably, adverb
• ˌinconˌsolaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• incon·sola·bili·ty incon·sola·ble·ness noun
• incon·sola·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inconsolable¹

1590–1600; < Latin inconsōlābilis. See in- ³, consolable ( def )

Example Sentences

Hopefully England will be inconsolable and that will give them plenty of motivation.

From BBC

Absent is his wife, Emmanuel’s mother, who is inconsolable with grief and stays at home.

From BBC

So five tries and five near-misses left him inconsolable as his Arrow McLaren Racing team tried to comfort the 25-year-old.

From Seattle Times

A neighbour previously said the boy's parents were "inconsolable".

From BBC

And she was convinced that the thing that would send him into apoplectic, inconsolable sorrow was if the German shepherd — if that was the head in the box.

From Los Angeles Times