condolence
/kənˈdoʊləns/ noun
Forms condolences condoleance condolance
- noun (uncountable) Comfort, support or sympathy. “There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.”
- noun (countable, usually in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died. “I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.”
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Etymology
From condole + -ence, or from Middle French condoléance, or formed from the root of Latin condoleō (“to sympathize”), from con- (“together, with”) and doleō (“to hurt, suffer, have pain”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
Etymology [Cf. F. condoléance.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “condolence”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details