dedolent

D2E1D2O1L1E1N1T1
/ˈdɛdələnt/

adjective

Feeling no compunction; apathetic.

OriginLatin dedolens →
Scrabble 10
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivededolent (comparative more dedolent, superlative most dedolent)

comparative more dedolent · superlative most dedolent

  1. obsoleteFeeling no compunction; apathetic.

    Men are dedolent and past feeling, and having no other Law, but that of the Corporeal Life, become insatiable in Impiety

    1677, Henry Hallywell, The Sacred Method of Saving Humane Souls by Jesus Christ

Origin

  1. Latindedolens
  2. Englishdedolent

From Latin dedolens, present participle of dedolere (“to give over grieving”); de- + dolere (“to grieve”).

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

dedolent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dedolent

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: dedolent on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.