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sol⋅ace

  [sol-is] noun, verb, -aced, -ac⋅ing.
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–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

Related forms:
sol⋅ac⋅er, noun
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sol·ace   (sŏl'ĭs)   
n.  

  1. Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation.

  2. A source of comfort or consolation.

tr.v.   sol·aced, sol·ac·ing, sol·ac·es

  1. To comfort, cheer, or console, as in trouble or sorrow. See Synonyms at comfort.

  2. To allay or assuage: "They solaced their wretchedness, however, by duets after supper" (Jane Austen).


[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
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Word Origin & History

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.
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