Standard Lemma guide

condolences

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

Synonyms: none provided

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
  • German: mein herzliches Beileid — funeral expression
  • Greek: συλλυπητήρια (syllypitíria) — funeral expression
  • Greek: ζωή σε σας (zoḯ se sas) — funeral expression
  • Hungarian: fogadja részvétemet — funeral expression
  • Icelandic: innilegar samúðarkveðjur — funeral expression
  • Irish: ní maith liom do thrioblóid — funeral expression
  • Italian: condoglianze — funeral expression
  • Polish: moje kondolencje — funeral expression
  • Romanian: condoleanțe — funeral expression
  • Russian: мои́ соболе́знования (moí soboléznovanija) — funeral expression
  • Spanish: pésame — funeral expression
  • Turkish: başın sağ olsun — funeral expression
  • Albanian: ngushëllime — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Finnish: osanotto — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Hungarian: részvét — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Icelandic: samúðarkveðjur — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Italian: condoglianze — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Polish: kondolencje — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Romanian: condoleanțe — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Russian: соболе́знования (soboléznovanija) — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Serbo-Croatian: sȕćūt — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Slovene: sožalje — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Spanish: condolencias — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Spanish: péname — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Spanish: pésame — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Tashelhit: afcad — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Turkish: başsağlığı — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Turkish: taziye — sympathy — see also condolence
  • Vietnamese: lời chia buồn — sympathy — see also condolence
Real reading context

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