condolence
condolence is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief. Their congratulations and their condolences. Steele. A special mission of condolence. Macaulay.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- afford
- all
- and
- best
- can
- commendation
- common
- compliment
- condole
- congratulate
- congratulation
- congratulatory
- consolation
- console
- day
- express
- feel
- felicitate
- felicitation
- for
- give
- gratulate
- gratulation
- gratulatory
- grief
- happy
- joy
- lament
- lamentation
- laud
- many
- merry
- new
- offer
- one
- oneself
- pity
- praise
- rejoice
- salute
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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