inconsolableness

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inconsolableness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Inconsolable \In`con*sol"a*ble\, a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F.
     inconsolable. See In- not, and Console.]
     Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond
     susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           With inconsolable distress she griev'd,
           And from her cheek the rose of beauty fled. --Falconer.
     -- In`con*sol"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*sol"a*bly, adv.
     Inconsonance