Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Condolence
Con-do′lence
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
condoléance
.] Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
Their congratulations and their
condolences
. Steele.
A special mission of
condolence
. Macaulay.
Definition 2024
condolence
condolence
English
Noun
condolence (countable and uncountable, plural condolences)
- (uncountable) comfort, support or sympathy
- There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.
- (countable, chiefly 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.
Translations
comfort, support or sympathy
|
sympathy when someone has died
|
|