solace

== English == === Etymology === From Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium (“consolation”), root from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“mercy, comfort”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒl.ɪs/ (General American) enPR: sŏlʹĭs, IPA(key): /ˈsɑ.lɪs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈsɔl.ɪs/ Rhymes: -ɒlɪs === Noun === solace (countable and uncountable, plural solaces) Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress. Synonyms: comfort, consolation, relief; see also Thesaurus:consolation 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === solace (third-person singular simple present solaces, present participle solacing, simple past and past participle solaced) (transitive) To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console. Synonyms: besoothe, soothe; see also Thesaurus:comfort (transitive) To allay or assuage. (intransitive) To take comfort; to be cheered. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === === Anagrams === Coales, acoels, coales == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /soˈlaθe/ [soˈla.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /soˈlase/ [soˈla.se] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -ase (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: so‧la‧ce === Verb === solace inflection of solazar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative