Console Definition
kən-sōl
consoled, consoles, consoling
verb
consoled, consoles, consoling
To make feel less sad or disappointed; comfort.
Webster's New World
To allay the sorrow or grief of (someone).
American Heritage
To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
consoles
The keyboard and monitor, considered as a unit by which a user provides input and receives output from a central processing unit.
American Heritage
An instrument panel or unit, containing gauges and the controls for operating aircraft, automobiles, computers, and other electrical or electronic systems.
Webster's New World
An instrument panel.
American Heritage
The desklike frame containing the keys, stops, pedals, and other controls of an organ.
Webster's New World
A computer system designed to play a specific format of video game using special controllers and a separate display, such as a television.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
Origin of Console
-
French consoler from Old French from Latin cōnsōlārī com- intensive pref. com– sōlārī to comfort
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
-
French perhaps short for consolider to strengthen from Latin cōnsolidāre consolidate
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
-
From French consoler, from Latin consolari (“offer solace”)
From Wiktionary
-
From French console (“a bracket”)
From Wiktionary
Console Is Also Mentioned In
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to console using the buttons below.