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Define the word inconsolable

"Inconsolable" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Inconsolable \In`con*sol"a*ble\, a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F.
   inconsolable. See In- not, and Console.]
   Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond
   susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. --Dryden.
   [1913 Webster]

         With inconsolable distress she griev'd,
         And from her cheek the rose of beauty fled. --Falconer.
   -- In`con*sol"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*sol"a*bly, adv.
   Inconsonance

"inconsolable" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

inconsolable
     adj : sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled;
           "inconsolable when her son died" [syn: disconsolate,
           unconsolable] [ant: consolable]