solace
See also: solące
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French solas, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sōlācium (“consolation”), root from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *sōlh₂- (“mercy, comfort”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
solace (countable and uncountable, plural solaces)
- Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
- You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace.
- A source of comfort or consolation.
- Rambler
- The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.
- Rambler
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
consolation
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source of comfort
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Verb
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- (transitive) To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
- (transitive) To allay or assuage.
- (intransitive) To take comfort; to be cheered.
- 1593, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, IV. v. 48:
- But one thing to rejoice and solace in, / And cruel death hath catched it from my sight.
- 1593, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, IV. v. 48:
Translations
to give solace to
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to allay, assuage
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Spanish
Verb
solace
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