inconsolable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
    unconsolable; disconsolate.
    • inconsolable when her son died

WordNet


In`con*sol"a*ble adjective
Etymology
L. inconsolabilis: cf. F. inconsolable. See In- not, and Console.
Definitions
  1. Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. Dryden.
    With inconsolable distress she griev'd, And from her cheek the rose of beauty fied. Falconer.
    -- In`con*sol"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*sol"a*bly, adv.

Webster 1913