Definitions for solace

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. consolation, solace, solacement(noun)

    the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

    "second place was no consolation to him"

  2. solace, solacement(noun)

    comfort in disappointment or misery

  3. consolation, comfort, solace(verb)

    the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

    "his presence was a consolation to her"

  4. comfort, soothe, console, solace(verb)

    give moral or emotional strength to

Wiktionary

  1. solace(Noun)

    Comfort or consolation in a time of distress.

  2. solace(Noun)

    A source of comfort or consolation.

    You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace. It is priceless, and highly treasured by many.

  3. solace(Verb)

    To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.

  4. solace(Verb)

    To allay or assuage.

  5. Origin: From solas, from solacium

Webster Dictionary

  1. Solace(verb)

    comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief

  2. Solace(verb)

    rest; relaxation; ease

  3. Solace(noun)

    to cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; -- applied to persons; as, to solace one with the hope of future reward

  4. Solace(noun)

    to allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief

  5. Solace(verb)

    to take comfort; to be cheered


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