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Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2021

Solace (noun, verb)
sol·ace [sol-is]

noun Also called sol·ace·ment.
1. comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
2. something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief: The minister's visit was the dying man's only solace.

verb (used with object)
3. to comfort, console, or cheer (a person, oneself, the heart, etc.).
4. to alleviate or relieve (sorrow, distress, etc.).

OTHER WORDS FROM SOLACE
sol·ac·er, noun
un·sol·aced, adjective
un·sol·ac·ing, adjective

WORDS RELATED TO SOLACE
pity, condolence, consolation, assuagement, relief, alleviation, mitigate, console, comfort, upraise, soften, soothe, cheer, alleviate, allay, buck up, condole with

See synonyms for: solace / solacer on Thesaurus.com

Origin: 1250–1300; Middle English solas < Old French < Latin solacium, equivalent to sol ( ari ) to comfort + -ac- adj. suffix + -ium -ium

HOW TO USE SOLACE IN A SENTENCE
As 2020 continues to be unrelenting, I try my best to find the rare crumb of solace where I can.
HOMEMADE, SEASONED BREADCRUMBS ADD CRUNCH AND FLAVOR TO PASTAS, VEGETABLES AND MORE|JESSE SZEWCZYK|OCTOBER 30, 2020|WASHINGTON POST

Perhaps more than therapy, writing also offered a kind of solace.
DANIEL MENAKER, AUTHOR AND CELEBRATED EDITOR AT THE NEW YORKER AND RANDOM HOUSE, DIES AT 79|HARRISON SMITH|OCTOBER 29, 2020|WASHINGTON POST

Understanding that we’re one form of a molecular configuration among a sea of molecules that’s reforming and disambiguating, and reforming constantly, gives solace when I consider death.
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We are incredibly grateful that our plants offer that little bit of solace and joy via nature into the home.
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