consolation
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noun
the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment:
慰める［られる］こと, 慰め
e.g. there was consolation in knowing that others were worse off.
a person or thing providing comfort to a person who has suffered:
慰めになる物［事, 人］
e.g. the Church was the main consolation in a short and hard life.
US (in sports) a round or contest for tournament entrants who have been eliminated before the finals, often to determine third and fourth place.
〖形容詞的に〗敗者復活の; 順位決定の〈試合など〉
DERIVATIVES
consolatory |kənˈsōləˌtôrē, kənˈsälətôrē| adjective
ORIGIN
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n-), from the verb consolari (see console1).\