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solace Definition

sol·ace (sälis)

noun

  1. an easing of grief, loneliness, discomfort, etc.
  2. something that eases or relieves; comfort; consolation; relief

Etymology: ME < OFr solaz < L solacium < solari, to comfort < IE base *sel-, favorable, in good spirits > silly

transitive verb -·aced, -·ac·ing

  1. to give solace to; comfort; console
  2. to lessen or allay (grief, sorrow, etc.)

solace Related Forms

sol·acer noun

solace Synonyms

solace

v.

cheer, soothe, console, comfort; see comfort. See syn. study at comfort.

solace Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • seek: He often needs to seek solace in places near water.
  • find: He finds some solace in making a young child's dreams of magic come true by flying her across the night sky.
  • bring: His quiet unseen ministry among the sick, the elderly and the dying brought solace and hope to many.
  • take: The manager will take solace in signing a new contract at the club, stretching to June 2010, within the next 24 hours.
  • offer: Chirac may well cave in to demands to offer some solace to the shareholders, 80 per cent of whom are French.
  • provide: With Eddie providing little solace, she turns to Mike, a man familiar with loss.

Preposition: at

center: Oh, wait... __________________________ Seeking solace at the center of attention is like seeking sustenance at the center of a donut.

Adjective modifier

  • spiritual: Unable to surrender wealth and power, the white people of California can instead find spiritual solace in their worship of technology.
  • little: With Eddie providing little solace, she turns to Mike, a man familiar with loss.
  • only: Her only solace is her copy of Woolf's novel.
  • great: William Cowper found great solace in these poems during his periods of depression.
  • much: And tho I knew this time the cause of my pain wasn't feeling so great herself, it didn't offer much solace.

Modifies a noun

spa: Changes to the for hiking horseback lodge's solace spa sky is montana's.

Preposition: in

  • arm: But, cruelly out of place amid the strict protocol of State, Diana seeks solace in the arms of Rugby players and Arabs.
  • fact: I find solace in the fact that even Jeremy Clarkson has admitted that he has no clue on how a car works.
  • drink: Was he ever tempted to seek solace in drink or drugs?
  • music: But when things turn sour only a quarter of us take solace in music.
  • company: She felt repelled by her old and fat husband, and sought solace in the company of other men.
  • pub: He seeks solace in the pub, leaving the girls to mind the shop.

Preposition: from

world: It provided him with solace from a world he could not control.

Browse dictionary entries near solace

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  8. soiree
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  3. solanine
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