intj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/kənˈdoʊlənsɪz/
/ˈkɒndələnsɪz/
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CMU ARPABET:K AH0 N D OW1 L AH0 N S AH0 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
intj
Meaning 1
Expressing sympathy to someone, especially after learning of a close death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
plural of condolence
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
ngushëllime
— funeral expression
Arabic:
عظم الله اجرك
(ʕaḏ̣ḏ̣am aɫɫa ajrik)
— funeral expression
Arabic:
آخر الأحزان
(āḵir il-aḥzān)
— funeral expression
Azerbaijani:
başın sağ olsun
— funeral expression
Basque:
dolumin
— funeral expression
Dutch:
innige deelneming
— funeral expression
Dutch:
gecondoleerd
— funeral expression
Esperanto:
kondolencon
— funeral expression
Esperanto:
kondolencojn
— funeral expression
Finnish:
otan osaa
— funeral expression
French:
mes condoléances
— funeral expression
French:
toutes mes condoléances
— funeral expression