kənˈdōlən(t)s, ˈkändəl- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from condoloir to condole (from Latin condolēre ) + -ence
1. obsolete : sympathetic sorrow
2.
a. : expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief
a letter of condolence
b. condolences plural : a formal avowal of such sympathy
the bereaved parents received more than a hundred condolences
Synonyms: see sympathy