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noun, feminine

condoléance

/kɔ̃.dɔ.le.ɑ̃s/

noun, feminine/kɔ̃.dɔ.le.ɑ̃s/plural: condoléances

condoléance is feminine in French.

sympathy, condolence

“J'ai su pour ta grand-mère. Mes sincères condoléances ; je sais que tu l'aimais beaucoup.” — I heard about your grandma. My condolences; I know you loved her very much.

Related: condoléancer

Formed, on the basis of doléance, from Old French condoloir (cf. condouloir), borrowed from Latin condolere.