consoling adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Reducing grief, sorrow, or disappointment; comforting."The one thing you can rely on is that they won't do anything unnecessary that is palpably to their own disadvantage." "That's very consoling," she retorted; […] — 1934 noun1 •The act by which somebody is consoled. formsconsolings · more consoling · most consoling