solace

/ˈsɒl.ɪs/

verb 3noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

great | spiritual

VERB + SOLACE

bring (sb), give sb, offer (sb)

Music gave her solace during the difficult months after her father's death.

find, take

She took solace in her garden whenever she felt stressed or worried about life.

seek

After her grandmother passed away, she sought solace in long walks through the park.

PHRASES

turn to sb/sth for solace

After her divorce, she turned to her close friends for solace during those difficult months.

Definitions

noun

Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.

You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace.

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

To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.

To allay or assuage.

To take comfort; to be cheered.

But one thing to reioyce and ſolace in, And cruell death hath catcht it from my ſight.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of consoling

noun — the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointmen

consolation
solacement

noun — comfort in disappointment or misery

solacement

verb — give moral or emotional strength to

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace.

Wiktionary

September 25, 1750, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.

Wiktionary

But one thing to reioyce and ſolace in, And cruell death hath catcht it from my ſight.

Wiktionary

He often needs to seek solace in places near water.

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The Internet is no solace at all for most people. It feels unnatural for them...

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Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; let us solace ourselves with loves.

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