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Webster 1913 Edition
Solace
Sol′ace
,Noun.
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
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Solaced
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Solacing
.] 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 reward2.
To allay; to assuage; to soothe;
as, to
. solace
grief
Syn. – To comfort; assuage; allay. See
Comfort
. Sol′ace
,Verb.
I.
To take comfort; to be cheered.
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Solace
SOL'ACE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in afflication; to console; applied to persons; as, to solace one's self with the hop of future reward.2.
To allay; to assuage; as, to solace grief.SOL'ACE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
solace
solace
English
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
Verb
solace (third-person singular simple present solaces, present participle solacing, simple past and past participle solaced)
- To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
- 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