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Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
Sydney J. Harris

Meaning of "inconsolable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INCONSOLABLE

inconsolable  [ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INCONSOLABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inconsolable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INCONSOLABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Inconsolable

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Definition of inconsolable in the English dictionary

The definition of inconsolable in the dictionary is incapable of being consoled or comforted; disconsolate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INCONSOLABLE


articulable
ɑːˈtɪkjʊləbəl
calculable
ˈkælkjʊləbəl
circulable
ˈsɜːkjʊləbəl
coagulable
kəʊˈæɡjʊləbəl
congratulable
kənˈɡrætjʊləbəl
consolable
kənˈsəʊləbəl
controllable
kənˈtrəʊləbəl
hypercoagulable
ˌhaɪpəkəʊˈæɡjʊləbəl
incalculable
ɪnˈkælkjʊləbəl
incontrollable
ˌɪnkənˈtrəʊləbəl
manipulable
məˈnɪpjʊləbəl
noncontrollable
ˌnɒnkənˈtrəʊləbəl
parolable
pəˈrəʊləbəl
regulable
ˈrɛɡjʊləbəl
rollable
ˈrəʊləbəl
scrollable
ˈskrəʊləbəl
stimulable
ˈstɪmjʊləbəl
stipulable
ˈstɪpjʊləbəl
tollable
ˈtəʊləbəl
uncontrollable
ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INCONSOLABLE

inconsiderate
inconsiderately
inconsiderateness
inconsideration
inconsistence
inconsistencies
inconsistency
inconsistent
inconsistently
inconsolability
inconsolableness
inconsolably
inconsonance
inconsonant
inconsonantly
inconspicuous
inconspicuously
inconspicuousness
inconstancy
inconstant

WORDS THAT END LIKE INCONSOLABLE

able
assimilable
available
bailable
billable
concealable
fillable
in words of one syllable
inviolable
irreconcilable
mailable
peelable
recyclable
refillable
resealable
scalable
sellable
semblable
syllable
unavailable
unsellable

Synonyms and antonyms of inconsolable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INCONSOLABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inconsolable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inconsolable

Translation of «inconsolable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INCONSOLABLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

伤心欲绝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inconsolable
570 millions of speakers

English

inconsolable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गमगीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا عزاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безутешен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inconsolável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবুঝ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inconsolable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dapat dicegah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

untröstlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

慰められない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

길없는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inconsolable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thể khuyên giải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

avutulamaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inconsolabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niepocieszony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безутішний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neconsolat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαρηγόρητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontroosbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

otröstlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utrøstelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inconsolable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INCONSOLABLE»

The term «inconsolable» is regularly used and occupies the 86.923 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INCONSOLABLE» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «INCONSOLABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inconsolable.
1
Sydney J. Harris
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
2
Cathleen Schine
'Blue Nights' is a story of loss: simple, wrenching, inconsolable loss.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INCONSOLABLE»

Discover the use of inconsolable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inconsolable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Inconsolable
This twisted account of absolute vengeance puts a scalpel to your eyeball, and forces you to reassess your convictions about revenge and forgiveness. How close would you stoop to the depths of hell if you were Inconsolable.
Shaheed Shabazz, 2009
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Inconsolable: How I Threw My Mental Health Out with the Diapers
A humorously dark account of postpartum depression describes the author's roller-coaster journey of chronic illness, antidepressants, and early motherhood, an experience during which she also came to terms with unhelpful advice and failed ...
Marrit Ingman, 2005
3
Stan Douglas: inconsolable memories
Picture a six-minute conversation filmed by 20 cameras, then sliced, diced and reshuffled by computer into a film that's 157-hours long. (Yes, that's more than a week, but you don't have to watch the whole thing at once.) It's the essence ...
Stan Douglas, Sven Lütticken, Philip Monk, 2005
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C. S. Lewis
The. Inconsolable. Secret: Biography. C.S.. Lewis wrote children's fairy tales, adult fantasy, literary criticism, Christian apologetics, and poetry, making him fit, as Chad Walsh observes, rather “oddly in our accustomed literary categories.
Harold Bloom, 2009
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
fined to the area north of the septum. The Tinemaha sequence includes the Tinemaha granodiorite, the Inconsolable granodiorite, and the quartz monzonite of McMurry Meadows: the Bishop sequence includes the Wheeler Crest quartz ...
‎1965
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
The Tinemaha sequence includes the Tinemaha granodiorite, the Inconsolable granodiorite, and the quartz monzonite of McMurry Meadows ; the Bishop sequence includes the Wheeler Crest quartz monzonite, the Round Valley Peak  ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1965
7
Seeing Things
My mother kept telling people that Maggie was inconsolable. I looked up that word in the dictionary. It said that inconsolable meant “impossible or difficult to console.” And console means to comfort. So inconsolable means not being able to be ...
Alice McIntyre, 2011
8
Memories of Underdevelopment
It's left to Jack Gelber, the American playwright who wrote the introduction for Desnoes's "Inconsolable Memories," to stand up and suggest that the authors, representatives of one of the world's greatest revolutions, may also be the world's  ...
‎1990
9
Postcolonial Narrative and the Work of Mourning: J.M. ...
A cross-cultural analysis of the work of Coetzee, Harris and Morrison, demonstrating that the fundamental task of postcolonial narrative is the work of mourning.
Sam Durrant, 2012
10
Transformations in Late Eighteenth Century Art
Not unexpectedly, the prototypal image of the grieving widow can be found in the work of Greuze. His Veuve inconsolable of ca. 1763,125 a painting which, characteristically, has on occasion been misidentified as the Magdalene,126 offers ...
Robert Rosenblum, 1970

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INCONSOLABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inconsolable is used in the context of the following news items.
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MH17 anniversary: Foreign Minister Julie Bishop 'sickened' by crash …
"Their grief is inconsolable and the burden of grieving and then seeing this footage will be almost too much to bear." A total of 298 people, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Cancer battle ahead for Coronation Street's Hayley | Stuff.co.nz
"I remember reading the scripts for the first time and being inconsolable. Every single page I was heartbroken because it's a really strange thing ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Kentucky flood victims tell anguished tales of loss and grief
"I'm praying for a miracle, that we find him alive," Kevin Johnson said, inconsolable as he overlooked the creek that swallowed his son. «WFXL FOX 31, Jul 15»
4
Pic: Cristiano Ronaldo is definitely a fan of this very talented and …
While most lads would probably be inconsolable if they broke up with Irina Shayk, it seems that Cristiano Ronaldo is a little bit different than most others. Jeez ... «JOE, Jul 15»
5
T.J.Oshie Consoles a Crushed 5-year-old Fan After She Learns of …
... ”T.J. Oshie left the team!” Her mother was shooting the video, and tried to calm her down as she hid in a closet, and seemed inconsolable. «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jul 15»
6
El Paso Taco moves East in Farmingdale | Newsday
We thought we were inconsolable when we learned that one of our favorite Turkish restaurants, M and M Grocery and Grill in Farmingdale, had ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
7
Father of 2 shot dead in backyard - Trinidad Express
inconsolable: Grandmother Avril Luces consoles her granddaughter, Britney Luces, after they learnt Brent Luces was killed at his Pleasantville ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
8
Autism and Gastrointestinal Issues – More Gut Feelings - Autism …
Although such symptoms may have been dismissed as colic in the past it is now believed that at least some cases of unexplained, inconsolable ... «Autism Daily Newscast, Jul 15»
9
Gurgaon victim was to get married
Had he not got the passenger, he would have been alive today,” said inconsolable Aruna. Though the incident took place around 9 a.m., the ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
'Sickening' new MH17 crash video: Julie Bishop
"Their grief is inconsolable and the burden of grieving and then seeing this footage will be almost too much to bear." A total of 298 people, ... «Illawarra Mercury, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Inconsolable [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/inconsolable>. May 2024 ».
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