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sol⋅ace
[sol-is] 
noun, verb, -aced, -ac⋅ing.–noun Also called sol⋅ace⋅ment.
| 1. | comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort. |
| 2. | something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief: The minister's visit was the dying man's only solace. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to comfort, console, or cheer (a person, oneself, the heart, etc.). |
| 4. | to alleviate or relieve (sorrow, distress, etc.). |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME solas < OF < L sōlācium, equiv. to sōl(ārī) to comfort + -āc- adj. suffix + -ium -ium
1250–1300; ME solas < OF < L sōlācium, equiv. to sōl(ārī) to comfort + -āc- adj. suffix + -ium -ium
Related forms:
sol⋅ac⋅er, noun
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| sol·ace (sŏl'ĭs) n.
[Middle English solas, from Old French, from Latin sōlācium, from sōlārī, to console.] sol'ac·er n. |
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| Main Entry: | solace1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | alleviation or comfort |
| Etymology: | Latin solari 'to comfort, console' |
| Main Entry: | solace1 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to console; to soothe |
| Etymology: | Latin solari 'to comfort, console' |
| Usage: | transitive |
| Main Entry: | solace2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | pleasure, amusement; enjoyment; the source of pleasure, amusement, or enjoyment |
| Etymology: | Latin solari 'to comfort, console' |
| Main Entry: | solace2 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to cheer or amuse |
| Etymology: | Latin solari 'to comfort, console' |
| Usage: | transitive |
Solace
Sol"ace\, n. [OF. solas, ssoulaz, L. solacium, solatium, fr. solari to comfort, console. Cf. Console, v. t.]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.Solace
Sol"ace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Solacing.] [OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL. solatiare. See Solace, n.]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.Solace
Sol"ace\, v. i. To take comfort; to be cheered. --Shak.
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solace (n.)
"comfort, consolation," c.1290, from O.Fr. solas, from L. solacium, from solatus, pp. of solari "to console, soothe," from PIE base *sel- "of good mood, to favor" (cf. Gk. hilaros "merry," O.E. gesælig "happy;" see silly). The verb is recorded from 1297.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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