Disconsolateness — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective noun /dis-ˈkän(t)-sə-lət/ dis·con·so·late

Meaning & Definition of Disconsolateness

Disconsolateness (adjective)

  1. cheerless
  2. dejected, downcast

Disconsolateness (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a state or spell of low spirits

    "his disconsolateness over the loss of his dog threatened to last forever"

    similar: blue devils, blues, dejection, depression, desolation, despond, despondence, despondency, dispiritedness, doldrums, dolefulness, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, glumness, heartsickness, joylessness, melancholy, miserableness, mopes, mournfulness, oppression, sadness, sorrowfulness, unhappiness
    related: melancholia, self-pity, anguish, dolor, grief, mourning, somberness, sorrow, woefulness, agony, distress, pain, misery, woe, wretchedness, discouragement, disheartenment, moodiness, despair, desperation, hopelessness, self-despair, boredom, ennui, tedium, dismalness, drear, morbidness, moroseness, morosity, regret, rue
    opposite: bliss, blissfulness, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, happiness, heaven, intoxication, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, rapture, rapturousness
    near: gaiety, gayness, glee, gleefulness, humor, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, mirth, mirthfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, hopefulness, optimism, sunniness, content, contentedness, contentment, satisfaction, delight, gratification

Related Entry: Disconsolate (adjective)

Disconsolate is a different word from Disconsolateness. The synonyms below are for disconsolate, not for disconsolateness.

  1. causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

    "spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house"

    similar: black, bleak, cheerless, chill, Cimmerian, cloudy, cold, comfortless, dark, darkening, depressing, depressive, desolate, dire, dismal, drear, dreary, dreich (chiefly Scottish), elegiac, forlorn, funereal, gloomy, glum, godforsaken, gray, lonely, lonesome, lugubrious, miserable, morbid, morose, murky, plutonian, saturnine, sepulchral, solemn, somber, sullen, sunless, tenebrific, tenebrous, wretched
    related: blue, dejected, depressed, despondent, down, droopy, hangdog, inconsolable, low, melancholic, melancholy, mirthless, sad, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, dim, discomfiting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, dispiriting, distressful, distressing, upsetting, desperate, hopeless, pessimistic, lamentable, mournful, plaintive, sorrowful, colorless, drab, dull, dour, grim, lowering, lowery, menacing, negative, oppressive, threatening
    opposite: bright, cheerful, cheering, cheery, comforting, cordial, festive, friendly, gay, heartwarming, sunshiny
    near: blithe, blithesome, buoyant, gay, jocund, jolly, joyful, joyous, merry, mirthful, encouraging, hopeful, optimistic, lighthearted, lightsome

  2. feeling unhappiness

    "she was utterly disconsolate when her best friend moved away"

    similar: bad, blue, brokenhearted, cast down, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, doleful, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, droopy, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hangdog, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, heavyhearted, inconsolable, joyless, low, low-spirited, melancholic, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sad, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, wretched
    related: aggrieved, distressed, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, worried, despairing, hopeless, sunk, disappointed, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, suicidal, dolorous, lachrymose, lugubrious, plaintive, tearful, regretful, rueful, agonized, anguished, grieving, wailing, weeping, black, bleak, cheerless, comfortless, dark, darkening, depressing, desolate, dismal, drear, dreary, elegiac, funereal, gray, morbid, morose, murky, saturnine, somber, sullen
    opposite: blissful, buoyant, buoyed, cheerful, cheery, chipper, delighted, glad, gladdened, gladsome, gleeful, happy, joyful, joyous, jubilant, sunny, upbeat
    near: ecstatic, elated, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, exhilarated, exuberant, exultant, overjoyed, rapturous, rhapsodic, blithe, blithesome, jocose, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, lightsome, merry, mirthful, excited, thrilled, hopeful, optimistic, rosy, sanguine, encouraged, heartened, animated, bouncing, energetic, frisky, jaunty, lively, peppy, perky, spirited, sprightful, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy, content, gratified, pleased, satisfied, beaming, grinning, laughing, smiling, boon, carefree, careless, cavalier, devil-may-care, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, lighthearted, unconcerned

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Disconsolateness

The most common words with a similar meaning to Disconsolateness:

blue devils, blues, dejection, depression, desolation, despond, despondence, despondency, dispiritedness, doldrums, dolefulness, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, glumness, heartsickness, joylessness, melancholy, miserableness, mopes, mournfulness, oppression, sadness, sorrowfulness, unhappiness

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Disconsolateness

Words with the opposite meaning of Disconsolateness:

bliss, blissfulness, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, happiness, heaven, intoxication, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, rapture, rapturousness

Related Words for Disconsolateness

melancholia, self-pity, anguish, dolor, grief, mourning, somberness, sorrow, woefulness, agony, distress, pain, misery, woe, wretchedness, discouragement, disheartenment, moodiness, despair, desperation, hopelessness, self-despair, boredom, ennui, tedium, dismalness, drear, morbidness, moroseness, morosity

Near Antonyms of Disconsolateness

gaiety, gayness, glee, gleefulness, humor, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, mirth, mirthfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, hopefulness, optimism, sunniness, content, contentedness, contentment, satisfaction, delight, gratification

Word Forms of Disconsolateness

Derived words: disconsolately (adverb), disconsolateness (noun), disconsolation (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Disconsolateness

Middle English, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus, from Latin dis- + consolatus, past participle of consolari to console

First known use: 15th century

Frequently Asked Questions about Disconsolateness

What does "Disconsolateness" mean?

"Disconsolateness" means cheerless. As an an adjective and a noun, it is defined as: cheerless.

What is another word for "Disconsolateness"?

Other words for "Disconsolateness" include blue devils, blues, dejection, depression, desolation, despond, despondence and despondency. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Disconsolateness" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Disconsolateness"?

There are 60 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Disconsolateness". Common alternatives include blue devils, blues, dejection, depression, desolation, despond, despondence, despondency, dispiritedness and doldrums.

What is the opposite of "Disconsolateness"?

Antonyms of "Disconsolateness" include bliss, blissfulness, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration and exuberance. Near antonyms include gaiety, gayness, glee and gleefulness.

How do you use "Disconsolateness" in a sentence?

Examples of "Disconsolateness" in a sentence: "his disconsolateness over the loss of his dog threatened to last forever".

Is "Disconsolateness" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Disconsolateness" can be used as an adjective and a noun, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Disconsolateness"?

"Disconsolateness" is pronounced /dis-ˈkän(t)-sə-lət/ and divided into syllables as dis·con·so·late.

What is the origin of the word "Disconsolateness"?

"Disconsolateness" comes from Middle English, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus, from Latin dis- + consolatus, past participle of consolari to console. First known use: 15th century.