solace

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solace

/ˈsɒl.ɪs/ UK
/ˈsɑ.lɪs/ US
/ˈsɔl.ɪs/ Australia

Rhymes with -ɒlɪs

Where it comes from

From Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium (“consolation”), root from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“mercy, comfort”).

noun solaces

countable, uncountable Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress. You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace.
Similar: comfort, consolation, relief, alleviation, ease, mercy, liss, release, respite, solace
countable, uncountable A source of comfort or consolation. September 25, 1750, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.

verb solaces · solacing · solaced

transitive To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
Similar: besoothe, soothe, cheer, comfort, console, solace
transitive To allay or assuage.
intransitive To take comfort; to be cheered. But one thing to reioyce and ſolace in, And cruell death hath catcht it from my ſight.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: consolation, comfort, soothe, console, alleviation, relief, condolence, reassurance, hug, funeral, sop, succor, support, cheer, balm, assuagement

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noun consolation

Español	solaz
한국어	위안 wian
हिन्दी	सांत्वना sāntvanā
Português	consolo
Français	consolation, réconfort
Deutsch	Trost
Italiano	consolazione, conforto
Ελληνικά	παρηγοριά parigoriá
Română	consolare, reconfortare
Русский	утеше́ние utešénije, смягче́ние smjaxčénije
עברית	נחמה nekhamá

noun source of comfort

हिन्दी	सांत्वना sāntvanā
Português	consolo
Français	consolation, réconfort
Deutsch	Trost
Italiano	consolazione, conforto

verb to give solace to

Español	solazar, consolar
Português	consolar, reconfortar
Français	soulager, consoler
Deutsch	trösten
Ελληνικά	παρηγορώ parigoró
Русский	утеша́ть utešátʹ

verb to allay, assuage

Ελληνικά	ανακουφίζω anakoufízo

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@misc{solace_2026,
  title = {solace},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/solace},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}