solace
verb
- cause to be comfortable, at ease
noun
- source of comfort
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsɒl.ɪs/ / /ˈsɑ.lɪs/ / /ˈsɔl.ɪs/
noun
Etymology: From Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium (“consolation”), root from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“mercy, comfort”).
- Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
“You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace.”
- A source of comfort or consolation.
“September 25, 1750, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.”
verb
Etymology: From Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium (“consolation”), root from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“mercy, comfort”).
- To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
- To allay or assuage.
- To take comfort; to be cheered.
“But one thing to reioyce and ſolace in, And cruell death hath catcht it from my ſight.”