the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment:

慰める［られる］こと, 慰め

e.g. there was consolation in knowing that others were worse off.

a person or thing providing comfort to a person who has suffered:

慰めになる物［事, 人］

e.g. the Church was the main consolation in a short and hard life.

US (in sports) a round or contest for tournament entrants who have been eliminated before the finals, often to determine third and fourth place.

〖形容詞的に〗敗者復活の; 順位決定の〈試合など〉

consolatory |kənˈsōləˌtôrē, kənˈsälətôrē| adjective

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n-), from the verb consolari (see console1).\