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consolable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N S OW1 L AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able or likely to be consoled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

able to be consoled

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inconsolable

History

Etymology

From console + -able. Derived from French consoler, from Latin consolari, which is from con- + solari (“to soothe”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: consolable — able or likely to be consoled
  • Latin: consolabilis — able or likely to be consoled
  • Manx: yn-gherjaghey — able or likely to be consoled
  • Portuguese: consolável — able or likely to be consoled