Definition/Meaning of condolences

• English - Noun: condolences plural form of condolence ( plural only ) comfort , support , or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away . See also condolence Translations
• English - Interjection: condolences Expressing perfunctory or jocular condolence wishes . Antonyms congratulations
• English - Etymology: From Latin condoleo ( “ I feel another's pain ” )
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /kənˈdoʊlənsəz/ , /ˈkɒndələnsəz/