condolences

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/kənˈdoʊlənsɪz//ˈkɒndələnsɪz/

noun

comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

“I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of condolence
nouncondolences pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlycomfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

    I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.

interjection
  1. Expressing sympathy to someone, especially after learning of a close death.

    "What were you doing at the cemetery?" "Burying my father." "Oh." Rodionov grunted as if he had expected a more imaginative excuse. "Condolences."

    1992, Martin Cruz Smith, Red Square, page 120
    1 more example

    Let's get another caller on the line. This is Camille. Camille with us from Visalia in California. Visalia, California that's correct. Go ahead please. Hi. I'm an African-American woman and when I first saw the cover – let me preface this. I'm in central California, which is very conservative. And... Condolences.

    2008 July 15, NPR, “When Does It Go Too Far?”, in Talk of the Nation

Translations

Basque dolumin
  • doluminfuneral expression
Dutch innige deelneming, gecondoleerd
  • innige deelnemingfuneral expression
  • gecondoleerdfuneral expression
Esperanto kondolencon, kondolencojn
  • kondolenconfuneral expression
  • kondolencojnfuneral expression
Finnish osanotto, otan osaa
  • osanottosympathy — see also condolence
  • otan osaafuneral expression
French mes condoléances, toutes mes condoléances
  • mes condoléancesfuneral expression
  • toutes mes condoléancesfuneral expression
German mein herzliches Beileid
  • mein herzliches Beileidfuneral expression
Greek συλλυπητήρια, ζωή σε σας
  • συλλυπητήρια (syllypitíria)funeral expression
  • ζωή σε σας (zoḯ se sas)funeral expression
Hungarian részvét, fogadja részvétemet
  • részvétsympathy — see also condolence
  • fogadja részvétemetfuneral expression
Icelandic samúðarkveðjur, innilegar samúðarkveðjur
  • samúðarkveðjursympathy — see also condolence
  • innilegar samúðarkveðjurfuneral expression
Irish ní maith liom do thrioblóid
  • ní maith liom do thrioblóidfuneral expression
Italian condoglianze, condoglianze
  • condoglianzesympathy — see also condolence
  • condoglianzefuneral expression
Polish kondolencje, moje kondolencje
  • kondolencjesympathy — see also condolence
  • moje kondolencjefuneral expression
Romanian condoleanțe, condoleanțe
  • condoleanțesympathy — see also condolence
  • condoleanțefuneral expression
Russian соболе́знования, мои́ соболе́знования
  • соболе́знования (soboléznovanija)sympathy — see also condolence
  • мои́ соболе́знования (moí soboléznovanija)funeral expression
Spanish condolencias, péname
  • condolenciassympathy — see also condolence
  • pénamesympathy — see also condolence
  • pésamesympathy — see also condolence
  • pésamefuneral expression
Turkish başsağlığı, taziye
  • başsağlığısympathy — see also condolence
  • taziyesympathy — see also condolence
  • başın sağ olsunfuneral expression
Vietnamese lời chia buồn
  • lời chia buồnsympathy — see also condolence
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“condolences.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condolences. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “condolences,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condolences.

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