Dis*con"so*late*ness

Disconsolate \Dis*con"so*late\, a. [LL. disconsolatus; L. dis- +
   consolatus, p. p. of consolari to console. See {Console}, v.
   t.]
   1. Destitute of consolation; deeply dejected and dispirited;
      hopelessly sad; comfortless; filled with grief; as, a
      bereaved and disconsolate parent.
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            One morn a Peri at the gate
            Of Eden stood disconsolate.           --Moore.
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            The ladies and the knights, no shelter nigh,
            Were dropping wet, disconsolate and wan. --Dryden.
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   2. Inspiring dejection; saddening; cheerless; as, the
      disconsolate darkness of the winter nights. --Ray.

   Syn: Forlorn; melancholy; sorrowful; desolate; woeful;
        hopeless; gloomy. -- {Dis*con"so*late*ly}, adv. --
        {Dis*con"so*late*ness}, n.
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