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Inconsolable

Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate.

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Desolate 84% connected

Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house.

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Desolate 84% connected

Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house.

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Disconsolate 92% connected

Disconsolateness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Agammaglobulinemia noun · 78% connection

a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to inf…

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Alive adjective · 78% connection

Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive.

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Blunt verb · 78% connection

To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blun…

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Capability noun · 78% connection

the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"

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Capable adjective · 78% connection

Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a…

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Capacity noun · 78% connection

the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"

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Comfortable adjective · 78% connection

Affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to comfort; cheering; as, a comfortable hope.

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Consolation noun · 78% connection

The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that whic…

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Delicacy adjective · 78% connection

Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerate…

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Disconsolacy noun · 78% connection

The state of being disconsolate.

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Disconsolated adjective · 78% connection

Disconsolate.

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Emotiveness noun · 78% connection

Susceptibility to emotion.

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Feel verb · 78% connection

To be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, persuasion, physical condition, etc.; to perceive one's self to be; -- followe…

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Feeling noun · 78% connection

The capacity of the soul for emotional states; a high degree of susceptibility to emotions or states of the sensibility not dependent…

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Grieving noun · 78% connection

The act of causing grief; the state of being grieved.

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Heartbroken adjective · 78% connection

Overcome by crushing sorrow; deeply grieved.

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Idiosyncrasy noun · 78% connection

A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and distinguishing, an individual; cha…

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Impressibility noun · 78% connection

The quality of being impressible; susceptibility.

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