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The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.
Robert Hughes

Meaning of "consolation prize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONSOLATION PRIZE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONSOLATION PRIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Consolation prize is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONSOLATION PRIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prize

A prize is an award to be given to a person, a group of people, or organization to recognise and reward actions or achievements. Official prizes often involve monetary rewards as well as the fame that comes with them. Some prizes are also associated with extravagant awarding ceremonies, such as the Academy Awards. Prizes are also given to publicize noteworthy or exemplary behaviour, and to provide incentives for improved outcomes and competitive efforts. In general, prizes are regarded in a positive light, and their winners are admired. However, many prizes, especially the more famous ones, have often caused controversy and jealousy. Specific types of prizes include: ▪ Booby prize: typically awarded as a joke or insult to whoever finished last. ▪ Consolation prize: an award given to those who do not win. ▪ Hierarchical prizes, where the best award is "first prize", "grand prize", or "gold medal". Subordinate awards are "second prize", "third prize", etc., or "first runner-up" and "second runner-up", etc., or "silver medal" and "bronze medal". ▪ On game shows in the UK, the term is "star prize", while in Australia, it is "major prize".

Definition of consolation prize in the English dictionary

The definition of consolation prize in the dictionary is a prize given to console a loser of a game.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONSOLATION PRIZE

consolable
consolate
consolation
consolatory
consolatrices
consolatrix
console
console game
console table
consolement
consoler
consolidate
consolidated balance sheet
consolidated deliveries
Consolidated Fund
consolidated laws
consolidated school district
consolidation
consolidation loan
consolidative

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONSOLATION PRIZE

accessorize
apprize
Archibald prize
authorize
booby prize
cash prize
categorize
characterize
disprize
familiarize
memorize
misprize
Nobel prize
outprize
overprize
prize
Pulitzer prize
star prize
summarize
underprize

Synonyms and antonyms of consolation prize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «consolation prize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONSOLATION PRIZE

Find out the translation of consolation prize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of consolation prize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «consolation prize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

安慰奖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

premio de consolación
570 millions of speakers

English

consolation prize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सांत्वना पुरस्कार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جائزة ترضية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

утешительный приз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prêmio de consolação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সান্ত্বনা পুরস্কার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lot de consolation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hadiah penghiburan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trostpreis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

残念賞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위로 상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hadiah panglipur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giải khuyến khích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆறுதல் பரிசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सांत्वना बक्षिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

teselli ödülü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

premio di consolazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nagroda pocieszenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

втішний приз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

premiu de consolare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βραβείο παρηγοριάς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

troosprys
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tröstpris
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trøstepremie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of consolation prize

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSOLATION PRIZE»

The term «consolation prize» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.691 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSOLATION PRIZE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about consolation prize

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2 QUOTES WITH «CONSOLATION PRIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word consolation prize.
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Robert Hughes
The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.
2
Jonathan Raymond
Livability has always struck me as a consolation prize.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONSOLATION PRIZE»

Discover the use of consolation prize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to consolation prize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Consolation Prize: Poems
Poetry. CONSOLATION PRIZE, a poetry collection by Laurie MacDiarmid, is the inaugural offering of the Georgetown Review Press. The press is an offshoot of the Georgetown Review, a literary magazine that has been publishing since 1993.
Laurie J. MacDiarmid, 2012
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The History of Junkanoo: The Individual Junkanoo ...
My head piece "The Penguin" had fetched me a 5 pounds stirling consolation prize for the moment. Carl Wylly another contestant was also awarded the same 5 pounds stirling consolation prize for his entry of "The Three Mast Ship" and Henry ...
Anthony B. Carroll, 2007
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Consolation Prize
A woman who knows that the only guy she ever loved was a cheater and a slimeball, but hates the idea of being the last one of her friends to be single… A man who spent years chasing the beauty queen and always coming in second, takes a ...
Abbie St. Claire
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Hegel's Social Philosophy: The Project of Reconciliation
The notion of a 'consolation prize' (Trostpreis) reflects this idea. One receives a consolation prize when one loses; it provides comfort because it offers a substitute for what one really wanted, namely, to win. The second form consolation can ...
Michael O. Hardimon, 1994
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Gun Digest Book of the .44
I accuse her of having exceptional luck, which she does, but the truth is she also has an uncanny knack for seeing combinations, mathematical combinations, almost immediately. A sixgun worth losing for – the consolation prize of prizes – the ...
John Taffin, 2006
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The London Philatelist
Second Prize—B. W. NEAVE. Canada, 1851, 1852—57, and 1887. Tlu'ra' Prize— M. H. LOMBARD. Gambia, 1880 and 1887-88. Consolation Prize—J. E. JOSELYN. Gambia, 1886—88. Special Prise for Philatelic Knowledge—R. DALTON.
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Escalation in Decision-Making: Behavioural Economics in Business
All participants were free to stop the game during the first three minutes and take the $2.40 consolation prize lying on the desk. In fact, there was no dictionary. Yet 87 per cent of participants stayed in the experiment beyond the critical three ...
Ms Julia Hodgson, Professor Helga Drummond, 2012
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The Routledge Companion to Organizational Change
All participants were free to stop the game during the first three minutes and take the $2.40 consolation prize lying on the desk. In fact, there was no dictionary. Yet 87 per cent of participants stayed in the experiment beyond the critical three ...
David Boje, Bernard Burnes, John Hassard, 2012
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Tancet MCA
By clue A, then four artists placed ahead of the sculptor, so the sculptor is the second consolation prize winning artist from Manipal, and the charcoal artist took second prize. By clue D, then, the still life took first consolation prize, Amod took ...
V.V.K. Subburaj
10
LIC Assistant Administrative Officers Exam 2005
42) First consolation prize was won by the artist from Erode (clue E). Second consolation prize did not go to the artist from Satpur (clue A), Walajapet (clue C), orNanded (clue D), so its winner is from Manipal. By clues A and D, the first prize  ...
V.V.K. Subburaj

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONSOLATION PRIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term consolation prize is used in the context of the following news items.
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Boise Council approves St. Luke's expansion plan
But they might soon have a consolation prize. As a condition of approving the St. Luke's expansion, council members required St. Luke's to ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»
2
Who is the MLB's biggest all-star snub?
If Martinez doesn't make it, the Cardinals have the consolation prize of Wacha (for some reason), who ranks 11th in both xFIP and WAR. «UI The Daily Iowan, Jul 15»
3
Republican debate selection process is a new wild card in …
... which amounts to a 90-minute forum broadcasted on the network during the afternoon - essentially a kiddie-table consolation prize. «Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Jul 15»
4
5 Reasons to Watch: UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor and the TUF …
As much as MacDonald wants to wear the crown, Lawler might just send him back to the jester's court without so much as a consolation prize ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
5
Han Solo is getting his own Star Wars origin film in 2018
And that's exactly the consolation prize that The LEGO Movie directors Phil Lord & Christopher Miller are going to get! Nerd favorite and “The ... «Thrasher Backer, Jul 15»
6
We've Got Some New Batman V. Superman Photos to Peruse for …
... to steal the show later this week at Comic-Con, but if you can't make it out to that, these new photos are a pretty good consolation prize. «Overmental, Jul 15»
7
DeAndre Jordan is a Maverick. What's next?
The room exception is a small consolation prize -- a few million you can throw at someone if you've used up all your space but still need to fill ... «Mavs Moneyball, Jul 15»
8
You're Wrong About Brian Dozier, And So Is MLB
While it was the consolation prize for an All Star appearance he was more than qualified for, it was a stepping stone. After being amongst the ... «Twins Daily, Jul 15»
9
How the NFL Drafted the Twitter Buy Button
... was because that less than stellar record afforded them with a pretty coveted consolation prize: the first round pick of the 2015 NFL Draft. «PYMNTS.com, Jul 15»
10
City's Bronco all-stars stumble in sectionals, but still Conroe-bound
But as a consolation prize, Pasadena's boys will live to see another day. They were one of three teams from the five-team tournament to keep ... «Your Houston News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Consolation prize [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/consolation-prize>. Apr 2024 ».
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