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consolatory

adj · 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.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈsɒl.ət.(ə)ɹ.i/
  • US: /kənˈsoʊl.ə.tɔɹ.i/
  • US: /kənˈsɑl.ə.tɔɹ.i/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Which consoles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1649, John Donne, Fifty Sermons, London: M.F., J. Marriot and R. Royston, Volume 2, “Sermon XVII. Preached at Lincolns Inne,” p. 140, Where then is the restorative, the consolatory nature of these words? In this, beloved, consists our comfort [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, lines 658-662, in Paradise Regain’d [...] to which is added Samson Agonistes, London: John Starkey, pp. 43-44, Consolatories writ With studied argument, and much perswasion sought Lenient of grief and anxious thought, But with' afflicted in his pangs thir sound Little prevails,

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

affording comfort or solace

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: comforting, consoling

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English consolatory, from Latin cōnsōlātōrius.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: утешителен (utešitelen) — which consoles
  • French: consolatoire — which consoles
  • French: consolatif — which consoles
  • Latin: cōnsōlātōrius — which consoles