Definitions for solace

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solace sol·ace

Spelling: [sol-is]

IPA: /ˈsɒl ɪs/

Solace is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 144 anagrams from letters in solace (acelos).

Definitions for solace

noun

1. comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
2. something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief:

verb (used with object)

1. to comfort, console, or cheer (a person, oneself, the heart, etc.).
2. to alleviate or relieve (sorrow, distress, etc.).

Origin of solace

1250-1300; Middle English solas Old French Latin sōlācium, equivalent to sōl(ārī) to comfort + -āc- adj. suffix + -ium -ium

Examples for solace

You will find in this draught a solace for all your troubles.

That had to give them an enormous reservoir of moral strength and solace.

And what do you propose to give him in exchange for the solace that you take away?

When alone, they solace themselves with the remembered image of the other.

The CDC, Fort Benning, and the solace of the prison all fail to give him the comfort of the past.

But it brought no solace to the mind of the weak, hard-hearted, and guilty son.

Then he probably felt refuge and solace in someone who thinks that everything is wonderful and totally OK to do in this world.

Doc Severinsen, when he retired from The Tonight Show, came for solace and relaxation and got that and much more.

As it was, he not only bore it all joyfully but found in it solace and support. '

We pray that solace is found in the idea that Marlise Munoz is now at peace and her family may finally begin the mourning process.