SOLACE
consolation, comfort, solace
(noun) the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; “his presence was a consolation to her”
consolation, solace, solacement
(noun) the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; “second place was no consolation to him”
solace, solacement
(noun) comfort in disappointment or misery
comfort, soothe, console, solace
(verb) give moral or emotional strength to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
solace (countable and uncountable, plural solaces)
Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
A source of comfort or consolation.
Synonyms
• comfort
• consolation
• relief
• support
• compassion
Verb
solace (third-person singular simple present solaces, present participle solacing, simple past and past participle solaced)
(transitive) To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
(transitive) To allay or assuage.
(intransitive) To take comfort; to be cheered.
Anagrams
• Coales, acoels, coales
Source: Wiktionary
Sol"ace, n. Etym: [OF. solas, ssoulaz, L. solacium, solatium, fr.
solari to comfort, console. Cf. Console, v. t.]
1. Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that
which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief.
In business of mirth and of solace. Chaucer.
The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom
and devotion. Rambler.
2. Rest; relaxation; ease. [Obs.]
To make his steed some solace. Chaucer.
Syn.
– Comfort; consolation; alleviation; relief.
Sol"ace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Solacing.]
Etym: [OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL. solatiare. See
Solace, n.]
1. 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.
2. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.
Syn.
– To comfort; assuage; allay. See Comfort.
Sol"ace, v. i.
Definition: To take comfort; to be cheered. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition