Definitions for consolation

consolation con·so·la·tion

Spelling: [kon-suh-ley-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌkɒn səˈleɪ ʃən/

Consolation is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 657 anagrams from letters in consolation (acilnnooost).

Definitions for consolation

noun

  1. the act of consoling; comfort; solace.
  2. the state of being consoled.
  3. someone or something that consoles:
  4. Sports. a game, match, or race for tournament entrants eliminated before the final round, as a basketball game between the losing semifinalists.

Origin of consolation

1325-75; Middle English consolacioun (Anglo-French) Latin consōlātiōn- (stem of consōlātiō), equivalent to consōlāt(us), past participle of consōlārī (con- con- + sōlā

Examples for consolation

Dee Dee candles, rosaries, shirts and prints are offered for sale near the gallery's door as a kind of consolation.

My only consolation is that the war must soon be over, and that I will have helped.

For some parents no consolation prize is great enough to trade precious time with their families.

He held Philothea's hand continually, and often spoke to her in words of consolation.

If it could be any consolation to them, these Saxons were not William's only captives.

The only consolation for Miss Lim and the other aid workers is that much-needed aid is now beginning to arrive into the airport.

It is a consolation to remember that, sooner or later, their time must come.

In my capacity as a journalist, saving me the $300 consolation fee, I called an expert for advice.

But for her consolation were the matters of food and dress, and of countless junketings.

The only question is whether the players can stay focused for what is essentially a consolation game for them.

Word Value for consolation
Scrable

13

Words with friends

17

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