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solace.

Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɒl.ɪs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɑ.lɪs/General-American/ˈsɔl.ɪs/Australia
  1. Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.

    countable · uncountable
    You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace.
  2. A source of comfort or consolation.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈsɒl.ɪs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɑ.lɪs/General-American/ˈsɔl.ɪs/Australia
  1. To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.

    transitive
  2. To allay or assuage.

    transitive
  3. To take comfort; to be cheered.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

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