consolation
nounEtymology
From Old French consolacion (French consolatio), from Latin cōnsōlātiō, from the deponent verb cōnsōlor (“I console, encourage”) with the -tiō suffix, while cōnsōlor comprises the intensifying prefix con- with the deponent verb sōlor (“I comfort, console”). Equivalent to console + -ation. Doublet of consolatio.
Definitions
The act or example of consoling
The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.
- [I]f Charles is undone, He'll find half his Acquaintance ruin'd too, and that, you know, is a consolation—
The prize or benefit for the loser.
A consolation goal.
The neighborhood
- synonymalleviation
- synonymcomfort
- synonymconsolation
- synonymease
- synonymliss
- synonymrelease
- synonymrelief
- synonymrespite
- synonymsolace
- antonymdistress
- antonymvexation
- neighborsolace
- neighborcessation
- neighboreasement
- neighboreasing
- neighbormitigation
- neighborsupport
- neighborcompassion
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at consolation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at consolation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at consolation
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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