solace
pronunciation
How to pronounce solace in British English:
UK [ˈsɒləs]
How to pronounce solace in American English:
US [ˈsɑləs]
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- Noun:
- the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
- comfort in disappointment or misery
- the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
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- Verb:
- give moral or emotional strength to
Word Origin
- solace
- solace: see console
- solace (n.)
- "comfort in grief, consolation," late 13c., from Old French solaz "pleasure, entertainment, enjoyment; solace, comfort," from Latin solacium "a soothing, assuaging; comfort, consolation," from solatus, past participle of solari "to console, soothe," from PIE *sol-a-, suffixed form of root *sele- "of good mood; to favor" (cognates: Old English gesælig "happy;" see silly). Adjectival form solacious is attested 16c.-17c.
- solace (v.)
- "comfort, console in grief," late 13c.; also in Middle English "entertain, amuse, please," from Old French solacier "comfort, console" (often with a sexual connotation) and directly from Medieval Latin solatiare "give solace, console" (source also of Spanish solazar, Italian sollazzare), from Latin solacium (see solace (n.)). Related: Solaced; solacing.
Example
- 1. There was solace for liberals elsewhere , too .
- 2. But american officials said that was little solace .
- 3. Central bankers are not known for seeking solace in the heavens .
- 4. I take solace in finding that my country 's diplomats committed zero violations .
- 5. China 's one-child policy has turned family life from a source of solace to a font of anxiety .