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• n  the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
  second place was no consolation to him
• n  the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
  his presence was a consolation to her

• Perfection is the consolation of those who have nothing else.
• For those who find consolation in visionary architecture, Los Angeles has always been a powerful antidepressant.
• Stephen King (1947 -- ) hasn't won a major book award, but there's a small consolation.

• solace
• solacement
• comfort

News & Articles

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• English Wins St. Jude for 1st PGA Tour Title
  A trip to the Masters is more than enough consolation for Harris English that his first PGA Tour victory couldn't get him into the U.S. Open too.
  June 10, 2013 - New York Times
• Poll: Calgary International Airport Deemed Least Loathsome
  It's no fun to be deemed the worst at anything, but there's consolation in being the 'least worst.' Such is the case for Calgary International Airport, based on a new poll by FlightNetwork.com ranking ...
  June 10, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance
• Canterbury, Bishop Dwenger players show class in consolation matches
  INDIANAPOLIS -- There's usually no solace from playing in the consolation matches at the state tennis tournament.
  June 9, 2013 - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

Quotes

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• Nouri al-Maliki in The Associated Press
  Our consolation is that he left behind for us a shining legacy that will lead the way for us,al-Maliki said.
• Daniel N DiNardo in FOXNews
  We are here with them to pray for those who are lost and for God's consolation in this time of grief and loss,DiNardo said. "The Vietnamese Catholic culture is very strong. A lot of those who have come here have been through a great deal...
• Frans de Waal in USA Today
  This study removes doubt that consolation really does what the term suggests: provide relief to distressed parties after conflict. The evidence is compelling and makes it likely that consolation behavior is an expression of empathy,de Waal said.