condolence (noun)

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• condolence — ► NOUN ▪ an expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of a death …   English terms dictionary

• condolence — noun /ˈkɑndələns,ˈkɑndələns/ a) comfort, support or sympathy There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could. b) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has… …   Wiktionary

• condolence — noun (countable usually plural, uncountable) sympathy for someone who has had something bad happen to them, especially when someone has died: a letter of condolence | send/offer your condolences (=formally express your sympathy when someone has… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• condolence — noun Date: 1603 1. sympathy with another in sorrow 2. an expression of sympathy Synonyms: see pity …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• condolence card — noun A sympathy card …   Wiktionary

• condolence — noun an expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of a death …   English new terms dictionary

• condolence — UK [kənˈdəʊləns] / US [kənˈdoʊləns] noun [plural] Word forms condolence : singular condolence plural condolences condolences the things that you say to show sympathy when someone has just died We offer our condolences to David and his family on… …   English dictionary

• condolence — [17] Condolence and sympathy are parallel formations: both go back to classical originals (late Latin condolēre and Greek sumpátheia respectively) which meant literally ‘together suffering’. Latin condolēre was a compound verb formed from the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• condolence — [17] Condolence and sympathy are parallel formations: both go back to classical originals (late Latin condolēre and Greek sumpátheia respectively) which meant literally ‘together suffering’. Latin condolēre was a compound verb formed from the… …   Word origins

• condolence — con|do|lence [ kən douləns ] noun plural condolences the things that you say to show sympathy when someone has just died: We offer our condolences to David and his family on their tragic loss. a letter/message/book of condolence a letter that you …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• condolence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lamentation, sympathy, pity, consolation, commiseration. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sympathy, comfort, solace; see pity 1 . See Synonym Study at pity . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. sympathy,… …   English dictionary for students