Inconsolable

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inconsolable \In`con*sol"a*ble\, a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F.
     inconsolable. See {In-} not, and {Console}.]
     Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond
     susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           With inconsolable distress she griev'd,
           And from her cheek the rose of beauty fled. --Falconer.
     -- {In`con*sol"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`con*sol"a*bly}, adv.
     Inconsonance

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inconsolable
       adj : sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled;
             "inconsolable when her son died" [syn: {disconsolate},
             {unconsolable}] [ant: {consolable}]