solace

n.

1. Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation.
2. A source of comfort or consolation.

tr.v., -aced, -ac·ing, -ac·es.

1. To comfort, cheer, or console, as in trouble or sorrow. See synonyms at comfort.
2. To allay or assuage: "They solaced their wretchedness, however, by duets after supper" (Jane Austen).

[Middle English solas, from Old French, from Latin sōlācium, from sōlārī, to console.]

solacer sol'ac·er n.

noun

A consoling in time of grief or pain: comfort, consolation. See help/harm/harmless.

verb

To give hope to in time of grief or pain: comfort, console, soothe. See help/harm/harmless.

n

Definition: comfort, peace
Antonyms: discord, disharmony

v

Definition: give comfort, peace
Antonyms: trouble, upset, worry

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - trøst, lindring, bod, bøde
v. tr. - trøste, lindre

idioms:

• solace oneself with    trøste sig med

Nederlands (Dutch)
troost, soelaas, troosten

Français (French)
n. - consolation, réconfort
v. tr. - consoler

idioms:

• solace oneself with    se consoler avec

Deutsch (German)
n. - Trost
v. - trösten

idioms:

• solace oneself with    sich trösten mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παρηγοριά, παραμυθία
v. - παρηγορώ

idioms:

• solace oneself with    παρηγορούμαι με

Italiano (Italian)
confortare, conforto

idioms:

• solace oneself with    consolarsi con

Português (Portuguese)
n. - alívio (m), conforto (m)
v. - confortar, aliviar, consolar

idioms:

• solace oneself with    confortar-se com...

Русский (Russian)
утешение, успокоение, утешать, успокаивать, скрашивать

idioms:

• solace oneself with    утешаться (чем-л.)

Español (Spanish)
n. - consuelo, alivio
v. tr. - consolar, reconfortar

idioms:

• solace oneself with    encontrar consuelo o alivio en

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tröst, vederkvickelse, lindring
v. - lindra, vara till tröst

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
安慰, 安慰之物, 给与安慰, 抚慰

idioms:

• solace oneself with    与...安慰自己

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 安慰, 安慰之物
v. tr. - 安慰, 給與安慰, 撫慰

idioms:

• solace oneself with    與...安慰自己

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 위안, 즐거움, 위안이 되는 것
v. tr. - 위로하다, 편안하게 하다, (슬픔 따위를) 덜어 주다

idioms:

• solace oneself with    ~으로 자위하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 慰め, 慰安, 慰めとなるもの
v. - 慰藉する, 元気づける

idioms:

• solace oneself with    慰める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عزاءأو سلوان (فعل) يعزي أو يسلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נחמה, מקור-נחמה, עידוד, הקלת סבל‬
v. tr. - ‮ניחם, מצא נחמה‬

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