solace

WOTD - 13 March 2007    

English

Etymology

From Old French solaz, from Latin sōlācium (“consolation”)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɒ.lɪs/
• (US) enPR: sŏʹlace, IPA: /ˈsɑː.lɪs/

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• Rhymes: -ɒlɪs

Noun

solace (plural solaces)

1. Comfort or consolation in a time of distress.
2. A source of comfort or consolation.

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

Synonyms

• comfort
• consolation
• relief
• support

Derived terms

• solaceful
• solacement

Translations

consolation

Catalan: consol (ca) Czech: útěcha (cs) f. Danish: trøst (da) Dutch: troost (nl) m., soelaas (nl) n. Finnish: lohtu (fi), lohdutus (fi) French: consolation (fr), réconfort (fr) German: Trost (de) m. Greek: παρηγοριά (el) (parigoriá) f. Hebrew: נחמה (he) (nekhamá) f. Hungarian: vigasz (hu)

Italian: consolazione (it) f., conforto (it) m. Korean: 위안 (ko) Norwegian: trøst (no) Polish: pociecha (pl) f. Portuguese: consolo (pt) m. Romanian: consolare (ro) f., reconfortare (ro) f. Russian: утешение (ru) (ut'ešénije) n., смягчение (ru) (sm'axčénije) n. Scottish Gaelic: sòlas (gd) m. Slovak: útecha (sk) f. Spanish: consuelo (es) m., solaz (es) m. Swedish: tröst (sv)

source of comfort

Czech: útěcha (cs) f. Danish: trøst (da) Dutch: troost (nl) m., soelaas (nl) n. Finnish: lohtu (fi), lohdutus (fi) French: consolation (fr), réconfort (fr) German: Trost (de) m. Hungarian: vigasztalás (hu), enyhülés (hu)

Italian: consolazione (it) f., conforto (it) m. Norwegian: trøst (no) Polish: pociecha (pl) f. Portuguese: consolo (pt) m. Spanish: consuelo (es) m. Swedish: tröst (sv)

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Catalan: solaç (ca) Spanish: solaz (es)

Greek: παρηγοριά (el), ανακούφιση (el) Ido: konsolaco (io)

Verb

solace (third-person singular simple present solaces, present participle solacing, simple past and past participle solaced)

1. To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
2. To allay or assuage.

Translations

to give solace to

Czech: utěšit (cs) Dutch: troosten (nl) Finnish: lohduttaa (fi), piristää (fi) French: soulager (fr), consoler (fr)

German: trösten (de) Hungarian: vigasztal (hu) Polish: przynosić pociechę Portuguese: consolar (pt), reconfortar (pt)

to allay, assuage

Finnish: lievittää (fi)

Hungarian: enyhít (hu)

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Greek: παρηγορώ (el), ανακουφίζω (el), ησυχάζω (el)

Ido: konsolacar (io) Romanian: a consola (ro), a reconforta (ro), a alina (ro) Swedish: trösta (sv)

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