solace

Pronunciation: /ˈsɑ.lɪs/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
  2. noun comfort in disappointment or misery
  3. noun the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

Etymology

From Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium (“consolation”), root from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“mercy, comfort”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

consolation, solacement

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
comfort
Narrower (hyponyms)
silver lining, cold comfort

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