English

Etymology
From the Middle Latin disconsolatus "comfortless" from the Latin dis- "away" + consolatus "to console".

Adjective
en-adj

1. cheerless, dreary

#:I opened my eyes to this disconsolate day.

1. seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable

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

Synonyms
(cheerless, dreary): bleak, dreary, downcast
(beyond consolation): dejected, inconsolable, unconsolable

Antonyms
consolable

Translations
trans-top|cheerless, dreary
German: trostlos
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|inconsolable
German: untröstlich
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
disconsolately
disconsolation
disconsolateness

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