condolence
Meaning
- (uncountable) Comfort, support or sympathy.
- (countable, plural-normally) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
Synonyms
offer condolences
express condolences
Translations
condoléance
Beileid
pésame
condoglianza
condolência
συλλυπητήρια
rouwbeklag
condolFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈdoʊləns/
Etymology
From condole + -ence, or from Middle French condoléance, or formed from the root of Latin condoleō (“I sympathize”), from con- (“together, with”) and doleō (“I hurt, suffer, have pain”).
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