solace

[ sol-is ]

/ ˈsɒl ɪs /

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noun Also called sol·ace·ment.

comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.

something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief: The minister's visit was the dying man's only solace.

verb (used with object), sol·aced, sol·ac·ing.

to comfort, console, or cheer (a person, oneself, the heart, etc.).

to alleviate or relieve (sorrow, distress, etc.).

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Origin of solace

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English solas, from Old French, from Latin sōlācium, equivalent to sōl(ārī) “to comfort” + -āc- adjective suffix + -ium -ium

OTHER WORDS FROM solace

sol·ac·er, nounun·sol·aced, adjectiveun·sol·ac·ing, adjective

Words nearby solace

soken, Sokoto, Sokotra, sol, sola, solace, solan, Solana, solanaceous, solander, solanine

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How to use solace in a sentence

As 2020 continues to be unrelenting, I try my best to find the rare crumb of solace where I can.
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Perhaps more than therapy, writing also offered a kind of solace.
Daniel Menaker, author and celebrated editor at the New Yorker and Random House, dies at 79|Harrison Smith|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
Understanding that we’re one form of a molecular configuration among a sea of molecules that’s reforming and disambiguating, and reforming constantly, gives solace when I consider death.
How Psilocybin Can Save the Environment - Issue 90: Something Green|Mark MacNamara|September 30, 2020|Nautilus
We are incredibly grateful that our plants offer that little bit of solace and joy via nature into the home.
Online garden shop Bloomscape raises $15M Series B, acquires plant care app Vera|Sarah Perez|September 30, 2020|TechCrunch

So even as rituals are being disrupted and diluted, people are seeking new sources of solace.
Why do we miss the rituals put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic?|Sujata Gupta|August 14, 2020|Science News
And there is definitely something to finding solace in food, familiarity, and memory.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That had to give them an enormous reservoir of moral strength and solace.
Hitler’s Hail Mary|James A. Warren|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is no small solace, no doubt, that Bloomberg has made both Winkler and Doctoroff millionaires several times over.
Inside Bloomberg News’ Shock Shake-Up|Lloyd Grove|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Highway safety flares provided light as the clans joined by loss sought solace in prayer and song.
The Cleveland Cops Who Fired 137 Shots and Cried Victim|Michael Daly|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The CDC, Fort Benning, and the solace of the prison all fail to give him the comfort of the past.
The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero|Regina Lizik|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then we blotted out the fire, and, stretching ourselves on the ground, had recourse to the solace of tobacco.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Tobacco is less a fosterer of thought than a solace of mental vacuity.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Better postpone your solace to more fitting time and place—the close of day and your own veranda.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
To the Indians and the Negroes, tobacco is almost the only solace in this transient life.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
On the way to Church the pipe is lighted, and after service it is the solace of the evening hour.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

British Dictionary definitions for solace

solace

/ (ˈsɒlɪs) /

noun

comfort in misery, disappointment, etc

something that gives comfort or consolation

verb (tr)

to give comfort or cheer to (a person) in time of sorrow, distress, etc

to alleviate (sorrow, misery, etc)

Derived forms of solace

solacer, noun

Word Origin for solace

C13: from Old French solas, from Latin sōlātium comfort, from sōlārī to console

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