Associations to the word «Consolation»
Noun
- Affliction
- Solace
- Misfortune
- Bracket
- Sorrow
- Prize
- Encouragement
- Comfort
- Loser
- Grief
- Suffering
- Desolation
- Soothing
- Calamity
- Chaucer
- Sympathy
- Stoppage
- Sufferer
- Companionship
- Fortitude
- Anguish
- Misery
- Tenderness
- Despair
- Lament
- Torment
- Bitterness
- Seneca
- Repose
- Repentance
- Liszt
- Pang
- Assurance
- Round
- Tranquillity
- Philosophy
- Nourishment
- Affection
- Solitude
- Distress
- Reproach
- Disappointment
- Av
- Sick
- Dearest
- Joy
- Hope
- Almighty
- Midst
- Vanity
- Compassion
- Happiness
- Semifinal
- Qualification
- Colchester
- Recourse
- Abbe
- Defeat
Adjective
Wiktionary
CONSOLATION, noun. The act of consoling.
CONSOLATION, noun. The prize or benefit for the loser.
CONSOLATION, noun. (sports) A consolation goal
CONSOLATION GOAL, noun. (sports) A goal scored by the losing team near the end of a game, that has no effect on the outcome.
CONSOLATION PRIZE, noun. An award given to persons or groups of people who do not win an event but are worthy of recognition, especially in a game show.
CONSOLATION PRIZES, noun. Plural of consolation prize
Dictionary definition
CONSOLATION, noun. The comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him".
CONSOLATION, noun. The act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.