sol´ace|ment

sol´ace|ment
sol|ace «SOL ihs», noun, verb, -aced, -ac|ing.
–n.
1. comfort or relief: »

She found solace from her troubles in listening to music.

SYNONYM(S): consolation.
2. something that gives comfort or consolation: »

Though sight be lost, Life yet hath many solaces (Milton).

–v.t.
1. to comfort; cheer; relieve; soothe: »

She solaced herself with a book. ... fevered with ivy poison and solacing his woes with tobacco and Shakespeare (Francis Parkman).

2. Archaic. to make (a place) cheerful or pleasant.
3. Obsolete. to entertain.
–v.i.
Obsolete. to give comfort.
╂[Middle English solas < Old French < Latin sōlācium < sōlārī to sooe. See etym. of doublet solatium. (Cf. ↑solatium)]
–sol´ace|ment, noun.
–sol´ac|er, noun.

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  • sol|ace — «SOL ihs», noun, verb, aced, ac|ing. –n. 1. comfort or relief: »She found solace from her troubles in listening to music. SYNONYM(S): consolation. 2. something that gives comfort or consolation: »Though sight be lost, Life yet hath many solaces… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ace — ace·di·ast; ace; ace·naph·thene; ace·naph·the·nyl; ace·naph·thy·lene; ace·pha·lia; ace·phal·ic; ace·quia; ace·ria; ace·tic; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; ace·ti·fi·er; ace·ti·fy; ace·to·ac·et·an·i·lide; ace·to·ac·e·tate; ace·to·ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic;… …   English syllables

  • sol´ac|er — sol|ace «SOL ihs», noun, verb, aced, ac|ing. –n. 1. comfort or relief: »She found solace from her troubles in listening to music. SYNONYM(S): consolation. 2. something that gives comfort or consolation: »Though sight be lost, Life yet hath many… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sol — ab·sol·vi·tor; ace·to·sol·u·ble; aero·sol; aero·sol·i·za·tion; aero·sol·ize; al·co·sol; chry·sol·i·na; chry·sol·o·phus; con·sol; con·sol·a·ble; con·sol·i·da·tion·ist; con·sol·ing·ly; cor·ti·sol; cre·o·sol; cre·sol; dis·sol·u·bil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • solacement — sol·ace·ment …   English syllables

  • solace — sol•ace [[t]ˈsɒl ɪs[/t]] n. v. aced, ac•ing 1) comfort in sorrow or misfortune 2) a source of consolation or relief 3) to console 4) to relieve: to solace sorrow[/ex] Also called sol′ace•ment. Etymology: 1250–1300; ME solas < OF < L… …   From formal English to slang

  • Solacement — Sol ace*ment, n. The act of solacing, or the state of being solaced; also, that which solaces. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… …   English syllables

  • ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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