solace Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
    solacement; consolation.
    • second place was no consolation to him
  2. noun comfort in disappointment or misery
    solacement.
  3. noun the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
    comfort; consolation.
    • his presence was a consolation to her
  4. verb give moral or emotional strength to
    soothe; comfort; console.

WordNet

Sol"ace noun
Etymology
OF. solas, ssoulaz, L. solacium, solatium, fr. solari to comfort, console. Cf. Console, v. t.
Definitions
  1. Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief.
    In business of mirth and of solace. Chaucer.
    The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion. Rambler.
  2. Rest; relaxation; ease. Obs.
    To make his steed some solace. Chaucer.
    Syn. -- Comfort; consolation; alleviation; relief.
Sol"ace transitive verb
Etymology
OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL. solatiare. See Solace, n.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Solaced ; present participle & verbal noun Solacing
Definitions
  1. To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; -- applied to persons; as, to solace one with the hope of future reward.
  2. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief. Syn. -- To comfort; assuage; allay. See Comfort.
Sol"ace intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To take comfort; to be cheered. Shak.

Webster 1913