solace
solace is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Rest; relaxation; ease. [Obs.] To make his steed some solace. Chaucer.
- 2.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.
- 3.To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief. See Comfort.
- 4.To take comfort; to be cheered. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related questions
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Definition-first questions whose answer is solace.
- What is rest; relaxation; ease. [Obs.] To make his steed some solace. Chaucer called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief. See Comfort called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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