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solace

Noun

IPA /ˈsɒlɪs/

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Comfort that helps you feel less sad or troubled during a painful or difficult time in your life.

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solace/ˈsɒlɪs/

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  1. After a difficult week, she found solace in her garden.
  2. He found solace in his classmates' support after failing the exam.

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Comfort that helps you feel less sad or troubled during a painful or difficult time in your life.

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Word origin

Through Old French solas, from Latin solatium, meaning comfort or consolation.

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Solace is usually uncountable when it means comfort: find solace in music. A solace can also mean a source of comfort.

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solace

/ˈsɒlɪs/ (Noun)

“Formal: use find solace in or take solace in something that brings comfort.”

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