solace

See also: solące

English

WOTD – 13 March 2007

Etymology

From Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium (“consolation”), root from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“mercy, comfort”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɒl.ɪs/
• (General American) enPR: sŏlʹĭs, IPA^(key): /ˈsɑ.lɪs/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔl.ɪs/

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• Rhymes: -ɒlɪs

Noun

solace (countable and uncountable, plural solaces)

1. Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.

   Synonyms: comfort, consolation, relief; see also Thesaurus:consolation

   You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace.

2. A source of comfort or consolation.
   • September 25, 1750, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler

     The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.

Derived terms

• solaceful
• solacement

Translations

consolation

Azerbaijani: təsəlli, təskin, təskinlik Bashkir: йыуаныс (yıwanıs) Bulgarian: утешение (bg) n (utešenie) Catalan: consol (ca) m Czech: útěcha f Danish: trøst (da) c Dutch: troost (nl) m, soelaas (nl) n Esperanto: konsolo Faroese: troyst f Finnish: lohtu (fi), lohdutus (fi) French: consolation (fr) f, réconfort (fr) m Galician: solaz m Georgian: ნუგეში (nugeši) German: Trost (de) m Greek: παρηγοριά (el) f (parigoriá) Hebrew: נחמה (he) f (nekhamá) Hindi: सांत्वना (hi) f (sāntvanā) Hungarian: vigasz (hu), vigasztalás (hu), megnyugtatás (hu), megnyugvás (hu) Ido: konsolaco (io) Italian: consolazione (it) f, conforto (it) m Korean: 위안 (ko) (wian) Latin: solacium n Maori: oranga ngākau Norwegian: trøst Persian: تسلی (fa) (tasalli) Plautdietsch: Troost m Polish: pociecha (pl) f Portuguese: consolo (pt) m Romanian: consolare (ro) f, reconfortare (ro) f Russian: утеше́ние (ru) n (utešénije), смягче́ние (ru) n (smjaxčénije) Scottish Gaelic: sòlas m Slovak: útecha f Spanish: consuelo (es) m, solaz (es) m Swedish: tröst (sv) c Turkish: teselli (tr)

source of comfort

Bulgarian: утеха (bg) f (uteha) Catalan: consol (ca) m Czech: útěcha f Danish: trøst (da) c Dutch: troost (nl) m, soelaas (nl) n Finnish: lohtu (fi), lohdutus (fi) French: consolation (fr) f, réconfort (fr) Galician: solaz m German: Trost (de) m Hindi: सांत्वना (hi) f (sāntvanā) Hungarian: vigasz (hu), támasz (hu) Italian: consolazione (it) f, conforto (it) m Latin: solacium n Maori: oranga ngākau Norwegian: trøst ? Persian: دلخوشی (fa) (del-xoši) Plautdietsch: Troost m Polish: pociecha (pl) f Portuguese: consolo (pt) m Slovak: útecha f Spanish: consuelo (es) m Swedish: tröst (sv) c

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Ido: (please verify) konsolaco (io)

Verb

solace (third-person singular simple present solaces, present participle solacing, simple past and past participle solaced)

1. (transitive) To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.

   Synonyms: besoothe, soothe; see also Thesaurus:comfort

2. (transitive) To allay or assuage.
3. (intransitive) To take comfort; to be cheered.
   • c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]:

     But one thing to reioyce and ſolace in,
     And cruell death hath catcht it from my ſight.

Translations

to give solace to

Bulgarian: утешавам (bg) (utešavam) Czech: utěšit Dutch: troosten (nl) Finnish: lohduttaa (fi), piristää (fi) French: soulager (fr), consoler (fr) German: trösten (de) Greek: παρηγορώ (el) (parigoró) Hungarian: vigasztal (hu), vigaszt nyújt, megnyugtat (hu) Ido: konsolacar (io) Polish: przynosić pociechę Portuguese: consolar (pt), reconfortar (pt) Russian: утеша́ть (ru) (utešátʹ) Spanish: solazar (es), consolar (es) Swedish: trösta (sv)

to allay, assuage

Bulgarian: успокоявам (bg) (uspokojavam) Czech: utišit (cs), ztišit Finnish: lievittää (fi) Greek: ανακουφίζω (el) (anakoufízo) Hungarian: enyhít (hu), csillapít (hu)

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Ido: (please verify) konsolacar (io) Romanian: (please verify) consola (ro), (please verify) reconforta (ro), (please verify) alina (ro) Swedish: (please verify) trösta (sv)

Related terms

• console

Anagrams

• Coales, acoels, coales

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈlaθe/ [soˈla.θe] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /soˈlase/ [soˈla.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθe (Spain)
• Rhymes: -ase (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: so‧la‧ce

Verb

solace

1. inflection of solazar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative