disconsolate — ozdic

Definitions

adj

1

Cheerless, dreary.

I opened my eyes to this disconsolate day.

a farther paſſion feeds my thoughts, / With ceaſeleſſe and diſconſolate conceits, / Which dies my lookes so liueleſſe as they are, / And might, if my extreames had ful euents, / Make me the gaſtly counterfeit of death.

2

Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.

For weeks after the death of her cat she was disconsolate.

overwhelmed with disconsolate sorrow

noun

1

Disconsolateness.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

assumed, wilder

VERB + DISCONSOLATE

am, eyes

DISCONSOLATE + NOUN

day, expression

ADV.

such

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — causing dejection

adjective — sad beyond comforting

inconsolable
unconsolable

Antonyms

consolable

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

I opened my eyes to this disconsolate day.

Wiktionary

02

a farther paſſion feeds my thoughts, / With ceaſeleſſe and diſconſolate conceits, / Which dies my lookes so liueleſſe as they are, / And might, if my extreames had ful euents, / Make me the gaſtly cou

Wiktionary

03

But vvhat a vvretched, and diſconſolate Hermitage is that Houſe, vvhich is not viſited by thee [God], and vvhat a VVayue, and Stray is that Man, that hath not thy Markes vpon him?

Wiktionary

04

I am disconsolate!

Tatoeba · #3209789

05

I glanced at my companion, and his face had assumed such a disconsolate expression that it was all I could do to keep my countenance.

Tatoeba · #6309913

06

A wilder or more disconsolate dwelling it was perhaps difficult to conceive.

Tatoeba · #7752282

Usage Notes

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In some senses, disconsolate is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.