Solace : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Solace	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Solace
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
solace n the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him" Synonym(s): consolation, solace, solacement comfort in disappointment or misery Synonym(s): solace, solacement the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her" Synonym(s): consolation, comfort, solace v give moral or emotional strength to [syn: comfort, soothe, console, solace]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solace \Sol"ace\, n. [OF. solas, ssoulaz, L. solacium, solatium, fr. solari to comfort, console. Cf. {Console}, v. t.] 1. Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief. In business of mirth and of solace. --Chaucer. The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion. --Rambler. 2. Rest; relaxation; ease. [Obs.] To make his steed some solace. --Chaucer. Syn: Comfort; consolation; alleviation; relief.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solace \Sol"ace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solaced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Solacing}.] [OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL. solatiare. See {Solace}, n.] 1. 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. 2. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief. Syn: To comfort; assuage; allay. See {Comfort}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solace \Sol"ace\, v. i. To take comfort; to be cheered. --Shak.