单词 | consolatory |
释义 | consolatoryadj.n. A. adj. Tending, fitted, or designed to console; bringing consolation. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [adjective] > giving consolation or relief comfortable1377 comforting1382 easefulc1425 solaciousc1450 unctious1477 consolativea1492 consolatorya1500 comfortful1552 recomfortable1581 cordial1584 relieving1597 comfortizing1600 balmya1616 lenifying1617 consolating?1650 easinga1665 balsamic1667 relief-ful1699 consolinga1704 assuasive1713 solacing1721 soothing1746 consolate1748 reassuring1753 alleviative1770 cheering1796 assuaging1801 sooth1819 paramuthetic1854 soothful1886 a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 88 If þis lyve be onerouse and hevy, yette..hit is..muche more consolatory þen hit was sumtyme in the olde lawe. 1580 T. Hide (title) A Consolatorie Epistle to the afflicted Catholikes. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes iii. §54. 284 Oft were the Disciples..comforted by Christs presence and consolatory speeches. 1763 S. Johnson Let. 12 Apr. (1992) I. 220 I know not what to say to you, condolent or consolatory. 1856 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. (ed. 3) I. iii. 93 This is to me a very acceptable and consolatory view of the subject. a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. i. 7 ‘We shall go back to town on Friday’..said Lady Agnes, in a consolatory tone. ‘A speech or writing containing topicks of comfort’ (Johnson). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > [noun] > that which is or can be spoken > in particular style or evoking particular emotion sugarc1374 pathos1579 satire1606 consolatory1654 sillyism1709 unction1815 the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief > consolatory speech or writing consolatory1654 reassurement1774 reassurance1863 society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > consolatory consolatory1654 consolatio1935 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. i. 171 [To] have the advantage of her eare to convey his Consolatories, Suasories, etc. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 657 Consolatories writ With studied argument, and much perswasion sought. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.a1500 |
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