NYT Dictionary

CONDOLE

/kənˈdoʊl/
VerbCON-dolecon-dole · 2 syllablesGrade 10

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2023, 2024, 2025

Meaning

Followed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with, someone; to lament in sympathy with someone.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

PIE word *ḱóm Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin condolēre, the present active infinitive of condoleō (“to feel severe pain, suffer greatly; to suffer with or feel another’s pain, condole”), from Latin con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several things) + doleō (“to suffer physical pain, hurt; to be sorry, grieve for, deplore, lament”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to divide, split”)).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

besorrowmournrueaggrievecondoledarkenengrieveermegloomgrieve

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle:

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