Meanings
noundisconsolacy (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state of being disconsolate.
a state of extreme penury, baseness, and disconsolacy
a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC1 more example
There was a fierce disconsolacy in his expression. I have described him to you as beautiful, which is a senseless description, a space that you will have to fill for yourself with your own picture of beauty
2011, Stephen Fry, Moab Is My WashpotSynonyms: disconsolation, disconsolateness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of being disconsolate.
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