consolation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: consolation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for consolation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
consolation n the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him" Synonym(s): consolation, solace, solacement the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her" Synonym(s): consolation, comfort, solace
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consolation \Con`so*la"tion\, n. [L. consolatio: cf. F. consolation.] The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit. Against such cruelties With inward consolations recompensed. --Milton. Are the consolations of God small with thee? --Job xv. 11. Syn: Comfort; solace; allevation. See {Comfort}.