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inconsolate

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English

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ consolate; compare French inconsolé, Portuguese inconsolado.[1]

Adjective

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inconsolate

  1. (archaic) Inconsolable; disconsolate.

References

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  1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Inconsolate”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 173, column 3.
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