solace

🇺🇸 /ˈsɑːləs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɒləs/
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verb
R

to help someone feel better when they are feeling sad or disappointed

When she felt sad, talking to her friend gave her solace.

noun
R

the comfort you feel when you are sad or disappointed; something or someone that makes you feel better when you are sad or disappointed

After her cat died, she found solace in memories of their time together.

translation

v. to help someone feel better when they are feeling sad or disappointed
n. the comfort you feel when you are sad or disappointed; something or someone that makes you feel better when you are sad or disappointed

Word Forms

3rd Present solaces
Past solaced
Perfect solaced
Progressive solacing
Plural solaces