solace

/'sɔləs/

Thân thiện

She found solace in the quiet garden.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • The act of consoling; giving relief in affliction: "Solace" refers to the comfort or emotional support given to someone who is suffering from grief, disappointment, or misery.
   • Comfort in disappointment or misery: It also denotes the feeling of relief or consolation that one experiences when comforted during difficult times.

2. Verb:

   • To give moral or emotional strength to: To "solace" someone means to provide them with comfort, consolation, or relief from distress.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • She found solace in her friend's kind words after the loss.
  • For many, music is a great solace in times of trouble.
  • His quiet presence was her only solace during the ordeal.

• Verb:

  • He tried to solace his grieving neighbor by listening to her stories.
  • There was little anyone could do to solace her profound disappointment.

Advanced Usage

• "to take/find solace in": to receive comfort or consolation from a particular source.
  • She took solace in the fact that she had done her best.
• "to be a solace to someone": to serve as a source of comfort for someone.
  • Your letters were a great solace to me while I was away.

Variants and Related Words

• Consolation (n): Something that provides comfort or solace. Often used interchangeably with "solace," though "consolation" can specifically refer to a comforting prize or fact in the face of loss.
  • Finishing third was a small consolation.
• Solacement (n): A less common, formal synonym for the act of solacing or the state of being solaced.

Synonyms

• Comfort: A state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint; also, consolation for grief or anxiety.
• Consolation: The comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment.
• Relief: A feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress.

Related Phrases

• "cold comfort": very limited or inadequate consolation.
  • Being told "others have it worse" is cold comfort.
• "solace oneself with": to comfort or console oneself by using or thinking about something.
  • He solaced himself with the thought of returning home soon.

Related Idioms

• "a crumb of comfort/solace": a very small amount of consolation.
  • The apology offered him not even a crumb of solace.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
   • his presence was a consolation to her
2. comfort in disappointment or misery
3. the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
   • second place was no consolation to him

Verb

1. give moral or emotional strength to

Từ đồng nghĩa

• consolation
• comfort
• solacement
• soothe
• console