consolation

Noun

Meaning

The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

comfort solace solacement grace support good help manna aid assistance relief inspiration ease satisfaction mercy

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Antonyms

ouch pressure loss depression heartache jinx

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Hypernyms

relief comfort succor ministration succour

Hyponyms

silver lining bright side cold comfort

Phrases with the word

person with consolation prize offer consolation self-consolation

Examples

his presence was a consolation to her Source: Internet

second place was no consolation to him Source: Internet

Abington Heights went 3-1 in the consolation semifinals with only James Brown losing. Source: Internet

About eight years have passed, but I am still mourning and unable to accept consolation. Source: Internet

All retaliation for wrong by inflicting a pain without any object for the future is revenge, and can have no other purpose than consolation for the suffering one has endured by the sight of the suffering one has caused in another. Source: Internet

And third, Tolkien suggests that fairy stories can provide moral or emotional consolation, through their happy ending, which he terms a " eucatastrophe ". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

consolamentum consolate consolatio consolation goal consolation prize consolational