consolation.

Comfort that lessens grief or disappointment.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• offer consolation
• small consolation

On the page

The surviving sketch offered a small consolation.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular consolation; plural consolations. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, atmosphere, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.