Meanings
plural solaces
- countableuncountableComfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace.
Synonyms: comfort, consolation, relief, alleviation, comfort, consolation, ease, mercy
- countableuncountableA 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.
present singular third person solaces · participle present solacing · participle past solaced · past solaced
- intransitiveTo take comfort; to be cheered.
But one thing to reioyce and ſolace in, And cruell death hath catcht it from my ſight.
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]
Synonyms & antonyms
nounComfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
verbTo give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
nounthe act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*selh₂-“mercy, comfort”
- Latinsōlācium“consolation”
- Old Frenchsolas
- Englishsolace
From Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium (“consolation”), root from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“mercy, comfort”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian утешение, утеха
- утешение (utešenie)consolation
- утеха (uteha)source of comfort
- утешавам (utešavam)to give solace to
- успокоявам (uspokojavam)to allay, assuage
Catalan consol, consol
- consolconsolation
- consolsource of comfort
Czech útěcha, útěcha
- útěchaconsolation
- útěchasource of comfort
- utěšitto give solace to
- utišitto allay, assuage
- ztišitto allay, assuage
Danish trøst, trøst
- trøstconsolation
- trøstsource of comfort
Dutch troost, soelaas
- troostconsolation
- soelaasconsolation
- troostsource of comfort
- soelaassource of comfort
- troostento give solace to
Esperanto konsolo
- konsoloconsolation
Finnish lohtu, lohdutus
- lohtuconsolation
- lohdutusconsolation
- lohtusource of comfort
- lohdutussource of comfort
- lohduttaato give solace to
- piristääto give solace to
- lievittääto allay, assuage
French consolation, réconfort
- consolationconsolation
- réconfortconsolation
- consolationsource of comfort
- réconfortsource of comfort
- soulagerto give solace to
- consolerto give solace to
German Trost, Trost
- Trostconsolation
- Trostsource of comfort
- tröstento give solace to
Greek παρηγοριά, παρηγορώ
- παρηγοριά (parigoriá)consolation
- παρηγορώ (parigoró)to give solace to
- ανακουφίζω (anakoufízo)to allay, assuage
Hebrew נחמה
- נחמה (nekhamá)consolation
Hindi सांत्वना, सांत्वना
- सांत्वना (sāntvanā)consolation
- सांत्वना (sāntvanā)source of comfort
Hungarian vigasz, vigasztalás
- vigaszconsolation
- vigasztalásconsolation
- megnyugtatásconsolation
- megnyugvásconsolation
- vigaszsource of comfort
- támaszsource of comfort
- vigasztalto give solace to
- vigaszt nyújtto give solace to
- megnyugtatto give solace to
- enyhítto allay, assuage
- csillapítto allay, assuage
Italian consolazione, conforto
- consolazioneconsolation
- confortoconsolation
- consolazionesource of comfort
- confortosource of comfort
Korean 위안
- 위안 (wian)consolation
Latin solacium, solacium
- solaciumconsolation
- solaciumsource of comfort
Māori oranga ngākau, oranga ngākau
- oranga ngākauconsolation
- oranga ngākausource of comfort
Norwegian Bokmål trøst, trøst
- trøstconsolation
- trøstsource of comfort
Persian تسلی, دلخوشی
- تسلی (tasalli)consolation
- دلخوشی (del-xoši)source of comfort
Polish pociecha, pociecha
- pociechaconsolation
- pociechasource of comfort
- przynosić pociechęto give solace to
Portuguese consolo, consolo
- consoloconsolation
- consolosource of comfort
- consolarto give solace to
- reconfortarto give solace to
Romanian consolare, reconfortare
- consolareconsolation
- reconfortareconsolation
Russian утеше́ние, смягче́ние
- утеше́ние (utešénije)consolation
- смягче́ние (smjaxčénije)consolation
- утеша́ть (utešátʹ)to give solace to
Scottish Gaelic sòlas
- sòlasconsolation
Slovak útecha, útecha
- útechaconsolation
- útechasource of comfort
Spanish solaz, solazar
- solazconsolation
- solazarto give solace to
- consolarto give solace to
Swedish tröst, tröst
- tröstconsolation
- tröstsource of comfort
- tröstato give solace to
Turkish teselli
- teselliconsolation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with solace
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Cite this entry
solace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solace
“solace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solace. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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