solace

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solace  /ˈsɑ ləs/ ? Meaning of "solace"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
  2. (n) comfort in disappointment or misery
  3. (n) the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
  4. (v) give moral or emotional strength to

Synonym(s)

consolation, solacement, comfort, console

Derived Word(s)

solacement

Usage(s):

  1. Martin portrays Harry as a reluctant adulterer, consumed with Presbyterian guilt, who sought from other women the kind of feminine solace Clare could not or would not give.
  2. He sucks his fingers for comfort, but, finding no solace, his mouth crumples, his body stiffens, and he lets rip an almighty shriek of distress.
  3. It has also become a multicolored pest, appealing mainly to snapshooting tourists and aging lonelyhearts who get solace of a sort from feeding the flocks.

Quotes

  1. Mr Rudd said "no words can provide solace for grief so personal. But simply know this. You who suffer are not alone. This great Australian family here assembled and across the nation today is with you."
    on Feb 21, 2009 By: Kevin Rudd Source: Radio New Zealand

  2. "I love the idea of it. It applied to where Bond was at the end of the last movie," Craig said. "The one thing he didn't have with the relationship was that quantum of solace."
    on Aug 24, 2008 By: Daniel Craig Source: International Herald Tribune

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