'Condolence' definitions:
Definition of 'condolence'
(from WordNet)
noun
An expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences" [syn: condolence, commiseration]
Definition of 'Condolence'
From: GCIDE
- Condolence \Con*do"lence\, n. [Cf. F. condol['e]ance.] Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief. [1913 Webster]
- Their congratulations and their condolences. --Steele. [1913 Webster]
- A special mission of condolence. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'condolence'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aid and comfort,
- assurance,
- benevolence,
- clemency,
- comfort,
- commiseration,
- compassion,
- consolation,
- easement,
- encouragement,
- favor,
- feeling,
- forbearance,
- forgiveness,
- grace,
- humanity,
- kindness,
- leniency,
- mercy,
- mitigation,
- pardon,
- pathos,
- pity,
- quarter,
- reassurance,
- relief,
- reprieve,
- ruth,
- self-pity,
- shred of comfort,
- solace,
- solacement,
- support,
- sympathy