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
solace (countable and uncountable, plural solaces)
Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
A source of comfort or consolation.
• comfort
• consolation
• relief
• support
• compassion
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.
• 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
17 April 2025
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
