solace
noun
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
solacer
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a word derived from
solace.
Example Sentences
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Welcome, welcome! thou dear companion of better days! thou solacer of many a heavy care! thou delight of many a happy hour!
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various
I trust not to thy phantom bliss, Yet, still, in evening's quiet hour, With never-failing thankfulness, I welcome thee, Benignant Power; Sure solacer of human cares, And sweeter hope, when hope despairs!
From Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell by Charlotte Brontë
She fetches forth that famous drug, the grand antidote for grief and passion, and all life's ills, the true solacer in life's journey.
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Denton Jaques Snider
