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Disconsolate Definition & Meaning

disconsolate
adjective
  1. sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died"
  2. causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"

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What does disconsolate mean?
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died" causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
What part of speech is disconsolate?
Disconsolate is an adjective.
How many definitions does disconsolate have?
Disconsolate has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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