Condolence vs Console - What's the difference?
condolence | console |
(uncountable) comfort, support or sympathy
(countable, usually plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died
A cabinet designed to stand on the floor, especially one that houses home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.
A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon.
The keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device.
A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
(video games) A device dedicated to playing video games, set apart from
(architecture) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.
* P. Henry
* 1856 : (Gustave Flaubert), (Madame Bovary), Part III Chapter X, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling
As nouns the difference between condolence and console
is that condolence is comfort, support or sympathy while console is a cabinet designed to stand on the floor, especially one that houses home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.As a verb console is
to comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.condolence
English
Noun
- There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.
- I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.
Derived terms
* book of condolenceconsole
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
(en noun)arcade cabinetsby its ability to change games.
Derived terms
* console tableSee also
* corbelEtymology 2
From (etyl)Verb
(consol)- I am much consoled by the reflection that the religion of Christ has been attacked in vain by all the wits and philosophers, and its triumph has been complete.
- "Do you remember, my friend, that I went to Tostes once when you had just lost your first deceased? I consoled you at that time. I thought of something to say then, but now—" Then, with a loud groan that shook his whole chest, "Ah! this is the end for me, do you see! I saw my wife go, then my son, and now to-day it's my daughter."