Consolation
/ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃn/noun
Comfort received by someone after a loss or disappointment.
His kind words provided some consolation to the grieving family.
Often appears as...
- some consolation
- words of consolation
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A person or thing providing comfort to a person who has suffered.
The music was a great consolation to her during those difficult times.
Often appears as...
- source of consolation
- great consolation
noun
A prize given to a competitor who missed winning but performed well.
Even though he didn't make it to the finals, the consolation prize uplifted his spirits.
Often appears as...
- consolation prize
- consolation round
noun
Comfort received by someone after a loss or disappointment.
His kind words provided some consolation to the grieving family.
Often appears as...
- some consolation
- words of consolation
noun
A person or thing providing comfort to a person who has suffered.
The music was a great consolation to her during those difficult times.
Often appears as...
- source of consolation
- great consolation
noun
A prize given to a competitor who missed winning but performed well.
Even though he didn't make it to the finals, the consolation prize uplifted his spirits.
Often appears as...
- consolation prize
- consolation round
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Support
Used to express empathy or understanding when someone feels sad.
After losing the match, his coach's words were a great consolation.
Pro Tip 2/3Genuine Commiseration
It implies sincerity when offering comfort to someone in distress.
She found consolation in her neighbor's genuine concern after the incident.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Material Help
More about emotional support than physical or financial assistance.
Though he lost his job, his family's love was a deep consolation.
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comfortcommiseratecondolenceempathyencouragereassurancesolacesupportsympathy
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Learning from past...
with the thought that when we die our life is swept away dust to dust but only as he grew older did he develop a certain consolation from an ancient Greek notion but followed by other cultures as well that if you could accomplish something worthy in your life you could live on in the memory of others your honor and your reputation
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Elephants Being...
They perform consolation behaviour, reassuring others in distress through soothing vocalisations and comforting gestures with their trunks. They also help each other in times of need and even appear to mourn the death of friends and family just like humans. These behaviours can be seen in close-knit elephant families,
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Doris Kearns Goodwin:...
As a result he became obsessed with the thought that when we die our life is swept away -- dust to dust. But only as he grew older did he develop a certain consolation from an ancient Greek notion -- but followed by other cultures as well -- that if you could accomplish something worthy in your life,
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Atheism 2.0 PIPE Alain de...
They asked themselves the following question. They said, where are people going to find the morality, where are they going to find guidance, and where are they going to find sources of consolation? And influential voices came up with one answer. They said culture. It's to culture that we should look
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The surprising science...
or hurricanes and they provide comfort. The pope does this. The presidents do this. All the leaders in the world have to do this job. The queen does it and so on. They all have to do this job, so providing consolation, and that's a very important task. And males who are good at these two,
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Atheism 2.0 - Alain de...
started sliding down very very sharply and people panicked they asked themselves the following question they said where are people gonna find morality where are they going to find guidance and where are they gonna find sources of consolation an influential
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Elephants' Incredible...
sense of self to us elephants have shown impressive emotional intelligence - they perform consolation behavior reassuring others in distress through soothing vocalizations and comforting gestures with their trunks they also help each
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Safari Live - Day 218 PIPE...
resource she could nature's bitter and cruel consolation prize polar bear wandered off alone in her heartache as the Queen stood protectively over her own two cubs I
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How parasites change...
One of humanity's most deadly assailants is a behavior-altering parasite, though if it's any consolation, it's not our brains that are being hijacked.
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
Truth or habit? Light or shadow? Hard choices, but if it's any consolation, you're not alone. There are lots of us down here.
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Learning from past...
with the thought that when we die our life is swept away dust to dust but only as he grew older did he develop a certain consolation from an ancient Greek notion but followed by other cultures as well that if you could accomplish something worthy in your life you could live on in the memory of others your honor and your reputation
Video examples
Elephants Being...
They perform consolation behaviour, reassuring others in distress through soothing vocalisations and comforting gestures with their trunks. They also help each other in times of need and even appear to mourn the death of friends and family just like humans. These behaviours can be seen in close-knit elephant families,
Video examples
Doris Kearns Goodwin:...
As a result he became obsessed with the thought that when we die our life is swept away -- dust to dust. But only as he grew older did he develop a certain consolation from an ancient Greek notion -- but followed by other cultures as well -- that if you could accomplish something worthy in your life,
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Atheism 2.0 PIPE Alain de...
They asked themselves the following question. They said, where are people going to find the morality, where are they going to find guidance, and where are they going to find sources of consolation? And influential voices came up with one answer. They said culture. It's to culture that we should look
Video examples
The surprising science...
or hurricanes and they provide comfort. The pope does this. The presidents do this. All the leaders in the world have to do this job. The queen does it and so on. They all have to do this job, so providing consolation, and that's a very important task. And males who are good at these two,
Video examples
Atheism 2.0 - Alain de...
started sliding down very very sharply and people panicked they asked themselves the following question they said where are people gonna find morality where are they going to find guidance and where are they gonna find sources of consolation an influential
Video examples
Elephants' Incredible...
sense of self to us elephants have shown impressive emotional intelligence - they perform consolation behavior reassuring others in distress through soothing vocalizations and comforting gestures with their trunks they also help each
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 218 PIPE...
resource she could nature's bitter and cruel consolation prize polar bear wandered off alone in her heartache as the Queen stood protectively over her own two cubs I
Video examples
How parasites change...
One of humanity's most deadly assailants is a behavior-altering parasite, though if it's any consolation, it's not our brains that are being hijacked.
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
Truth or habit? Light or shadow? Hard choices, but if it's any consolation, you're not alone. There are lots of us down here.
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Umberto Eco
Italian Novelist
Musical compositions can be very sad - Chopin - but you have the pleasure of this sadness. The cheap consolation is: you will be happy. The higher consolation is the pleasure and recognition of your unhappiness, the pleasure of having recognised that fate, destiny and life are such as they are and so you reach a higher form of consciousness.
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Elaine Pagels
American Historian
I have sympathy for anyone who finds consolation anywhere we can. And many people do find it in religious tradition as it has been. I mean, I love much of that tradition. But somehow, that just didn't speak to me in the way that it does to some.
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Edward Hirsch
American Poet
I find great consolation in having a lot of poetry books around. I believe that writing poetry and reading it are deeply intertwined. I've always delighted in the company of the poets I've read.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before.
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T. C. Boyle
American Novelist
I worry about everything in the world, and it's just too much for anybody to think about, so I have my art as my consolation.
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Joshua Cohen
American Writer
Each and every novel is a world outside the world - for a reader to visit, for comfort, consolation, escape, or challenge.
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Orhan Pamuk
Novelist
Nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Maybe it's our sins that give God consolation when he finally has to give us cancer.
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Katherine Heigl
American Actress
My mother is a great source of advice and wisdom and consolation for me.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Love is not consolation. It is light.
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Umberto Eco
Italian Novelist
Musical compositions can be very sad - Chopin - but you have the pleasure of this sadness. The cheap consolation is: you will be happy. The higher consolation is the pleasure and recognition of your unhappiness, the pleasure of having recognised that fate, destiny and life are such as they are and so you reach a higher form of consciousness.
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Elaine Pagels
American Historian
I have sympathy for anyone who finds consolation anywhere we can. And many people do find it in religious tradition as it has been. I mean, I love much of that tradition. But somehow, that just didn't speak to me in the way that it does to some.
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Edward Hirsch
American Poet
I find great consolation in having a lot of poetry books around. I believe that writing poetry and reading it are deeply intertwined. I've always delighted in the company of the poets I've read.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before.
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T. C. Boyle
American Novelist
I worry about everything in the world, and it's just too much for anybody to think about, so I have my art as my consolation.
Quote examples
Joshua Cohen
American Writer
Each and every novel is a world outside the world - for a reader to visit, for comfort, consolation, escape, or challenge.
Quote examples
Orhan Pamuk
Novelist
Nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Maybe it's our sins that give God consolation when he finally has to give us cancer.
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Katherine Heigl
American Actress
My mother is a great source of advice and wisdom and consolation for me.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Love is not consolation. It is light.
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