English adjective: disconsolate | |||
1. | disconsolate sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled | ||
Samples | Inconsolable when her son died. | ||
Synonyms | inconsolable, unconsolable | ||
Similar | desolate | ||
Antonyms | consolable | ||
2. | disconsolate causing dejection | ||
Samples | A blue day. The dark days of the war. A week of rainy depressing weather. A disconsolate winter landscape. The first dismal dispiriting days of November. A dark gloomy day. Grim rainy weather. | ||
Synonyms | blue, dark, dingy, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry | ||
Similar | cheerless, depressing, uncheerful | ||
Antonyms | cheerful | ||