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Definition of Solace
Solace

Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief.

Rest; relaxation; ease.

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.

To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.

To take comfort; to be cheered.

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Solace Quotations

My parents wanted me to solace them for sorrows they denied having had.
Mason Cooley

Writing is the supreme solace.
W. Somerset Maugham

As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person, the remembrance of whose emotions has been a solace in adversity and added zest to the enjoyment of prosperity.
Simon Newcomb

I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing.
Paul Simon

Books are a real solace, friendships are good but action is better than all.
John Burns

Solace Translations

solace in Italian is consolare
solace in Latin is levatio, levamen
solace in Spanish is consolar


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