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

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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

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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

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