consolingadj.
/kənˈsəʊlɪŋ/ That consoles, comforting.
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
a1704 T. Brown Oration in Praise Drunkenness in Wks. (1707) I. i. 49 Noah..past away the Melancholy Hours of Confinement..with a consoling Bottle.
1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. i. 12 Ellena..was patient to her infirmities, and consoling to her suffering.
Derivatives
conˈsolingly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [adverb] > in manner giving consolation or relief
solaciouslya1529
comfortably1611
easefully1611
relievinglya1708
reassuringly1827
consolatorily1836
comfortingly1849
consolingly1880
1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths II. 70.
1887 H. Caine Son of Hagar Prol. 16 The old woman stroked her consolingly.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.a1704