consolation

con·so·la·tion
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US/ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/UK/ˌkɒn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/

noun

The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

nounconsolation (countable and uncountable, plural consolations)

plural consolations

  1. countableuncountableThe act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.

    [I]f Charles is undone, He'll find half his Acquaintance ruin'd too, and that, you know, is a consolation—

    1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, I.i
    1 more example

    Moreouer the perfit beleue of this article, worketh in all true chriſten people, aloue to continue in this vnitie, and afeare to be caſte out of the ſame, and it worketh in them that be ſinners and repentant, great comforte, and conſolacion, to obteine remiſſion of ſinne, by vertue of Chriſtes paſſion, and adminiſtracion of his ſacramentes at the miniſters handes, ordained for that purpoſe, [...]

    1543 June 7, Henry VIII of England, “The Nynthe Article. The Holy Catholike Churche.”, in A Necessary Doctrine and Erudicion for Any Chrysten Man, Set furth by the Kynges Maiestye of Englande, &c., imprinted at London: […] by Thomas Berthelet, […], →OCLC

    Synonyms: relief, solace

  2. countableuncountableThe prize or benefit for the loser.
  3. countableuncountablehobbiesA consolation goal.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

Broader

nounthe act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchconsolacion
  2. Englishconsolation

From Old French consolacion (French consolatio), from Latin cōnsōlātiō, from the deponent verb cōnsōlor (“I console, encourage”) with the -tiō suffix, while cōnsōlor comprises the intensifying prefix con- with the deponent verb sōlor (“I comfort, console”). Equivalent to console + -ation. Doublet of consolatio.

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Translations

Ancient Greek παράκλησις
  • παράκλησις (paráklēsis)act of consoling
Arabic مُوَاسَاة
  • مُوَاسَاة (muwāsāh)act of consoling
Bulgarian утеха, утешение
  • утеха (uteha)act of consoling
  • утешение (utešenie)act of consoling
  • утешителна награда (utešitelna nagrada)prize for the loser
Catalan consol
  • consolact of consoling
Czech útěcha, cena útěchy
  • útěchaact of consoling
  • cena útěchyprize for the loser
Danish trøst
  • trøstact of consoling
Dutch vertroosting, troost
  • vertroostingact of consoling
  • troostprize for the loser
Esperanto konsolo
  • konsoloact of consoling
Finnish lohdutus, lohdutus
  • lohdutusact of consoling
  • lohdutusprize for the loser
  • lohtuprize for the loser
French consoler, consolation
  • consoleract of consoling
  • consolationact of consoling
German Trost, Trostpreis
  • Trostact of consoling
  • Trostpreisprize for the loser
Greek παρηγοριά
  • παρηγοριά (parigoriá)act of consoling
Hebrew נחמה
  • נחמהact of consoling
Hindi सांत्वना, तसल्ली
  • सांत्वना (sāntvanā)act of consoling
  • तसल्ली (tasallī)prize for the loser
Hungarian vigasztalás, vigasz
  • vigasztalásact of consoling
  • vigaszact of consoling
  • vigaszdíjprize for the loser
Italian consolazione
  • consolazioneact of consoling
Japanese 慰め, 慰安
  • 慰め (nagusame)act of consoling
  • 慰安 (ian)act of consoling
  • 慰謝 (isha)act of consoling
  • 慰撫 (ibu)act of consoling
  • 残念賞 (zannenshō)prize for the loser
Latin cōnsōlātiō, sōlācium
  • cōnsōlātiōact of consoling
  • sōlāciumact of consoling
Māori tupoho
  • tupohoact of consoling
Polish pocieszenie, pociecha
  • pocieszenieact of consoling
  • pociechaact of consoling
  • konsolacjaact of consoling
  • nagroda pocieszeniaprize for the loser
Portuguese consolo, consolação
  • consoloact of consoling
  • consolaçãoact of consoling
  • consolaçãoprize for the loser
Romanian consolare
  • consolareact of consoling
Russian утеше́ние, утеши́тельный приз
  • утеше́ние (utešénije)act of consoling
  • утеши́тельный приз (utešítelʹnyj priz)prize for the loser
Slovak útecha
  • útechaact of consoling
Spanish consolación, consuelo
  • consolaciónact of consoling
  • consueloact of consoling
  • consolaciónprize for the loser
Swedish tröst
  • tröstact of consoling
Tagalog palubag-loob, ambos
  • palubag-loobact of consoling
  • ambosprize for the loser
Ukrainian уті́ха, утіша́ння
  • уті́ха (utíxa)act of consoling
  • утіша́ння (utišánnja)act of consoling
Yiddish טרייסט
  • טרייסט (treyst)act of consoling

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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“consolation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consolation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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