solace
[noun]
Synonyms:
- comfort, consolation, relief
[verb]
Synonyms:
- comfort, console

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Related Idioms: offer (or give) solace to, wipe one's tears away

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sol‧ace /ˈsɒləs, ˈsɒlɪs $ ˈsɑː-/ noun formal
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: solas, from Latin solatio, from solari 'to comfort']

1. [uncountable] a feeling of emotional comfort at a time of great sadness or disappointment
seek/find solace in something
After the death of her son, Val found solace in the church.

2. be a solace to somebody to bring a feeling of comfort and calmness to someone, when they are sad or disappointed:
Mary was a great solace to me after Arthur died.
—solace verb [transitive] literary

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

solace
noun
ADJ. great | spiritual
VERB + SOLACE bring (sb), give sb, offer (sb) The news brought no solace to the grieving relations.
find, take Unable to travel, he found some solace in reading about other people's journeys abroad.
seek They sought solace in religion from the harshness of their everyday lives.
PHRASES turn to sb/sth for solace His career took a nosedive and he turned to drink and drugs for solace.

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