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Meaning of 'solace'
Meaning of 'solace' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Solace 
[ n.]
- 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. [ n.]- To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.
2. Solace [ v. i.]
- To take comfort; to be cheered. [ v. i.]3. Solace [ v. t.]
- Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also,
that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief. [ v. t.]- Rest; relaxation; ease.
Meaning of 'solace' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. solace [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
- the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
Example in sentence:
- his presence was a consolation to her
Meaning (2):
- the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
- the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
Example in sentence:
- second place was no consolation to him
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