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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Solace \Sol"ace\, noun [OF. solas, ssoulaz, L. solacium, solatium, fr. solari to comfort, console. Cf. {Console}, verb (used with an object)]
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Solace \Sol"ace\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Solaced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Solacing}.] [OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL. solatiare. See {Solace}, noun]
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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Solace \Sol"ace\, verb (used without an object) To take comfort; to be cheered. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
solace
noun
1: the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him" [syn: {consolation}, {solacement}]
2: comfort in disappointment or misery [syn: {solacement}]
3: the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her" [syn: {consolation}, {comfort}]
verb: give moral or emotional strength to [syn: {comfort}, {soothe}, {console}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
75 Moby Thesaurus words for "solace": aid and comfort, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, amuse, amusement, assuage, assurance, assure, balm, bear up, beguile, buck up, cheer, cheer up, comfort, condole, condole with, condolence, consolation, console, convulse, delight, diversion, divert, divertisement, divertissement, ease, easement, encourage, encouragement, enjoyment, enliven, entertain, entertainment, exhilarate, fracture one, give comfort, hearten, help, kill, knock dead, loosen up, mirth, mitigate, passe-temps, pastime, pleasure, put at ease, raise a laugh, raise a smile, reassurance, reassure, recreate, recreation, refresh, regale, regalement, relax, relaxation, relief, relieve, set at ease, shred of comfort, slay, solacement, soothe, succor, support, sympathize with, sympathy, tickle, titillate, upraise, wow
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