Meanings
nounsolatium (countable and uncountable, plural solatia)
plural solatia
- countableuncountablelawA form of compensation for emotional rather than physical or financial harm.
- countablefigurativelyuncountableIntangible or emotional compensation.
"But Italian cabmen who are engaged by the hour regard the long waits beneath shady trees as a solatium for the reduced fare." C. Lewis Hind, The Education of an Artist (London: Adam and Charles Black, 1906, page 160).
Origin
- Latinsolatium
- Latinsolatium
- Englishsolatium
Borrowed from Latin solatium.
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Chinese Mandarin 精神損害賠償金 /精神损害赔偿金, 慰撫金 /慰抚金
- 精神損害賠償金 /精神损害赔偿金 (jīngshén sǔnhài péichángjīn)compensation for emotional harm
- 慰撫金 /慰抚金 (wèifǔjīn)compensation for emotional harm
Dutch smartegeld
- smartegeldcompensation for emotional harm
Finnish kärsimyskorvaus, korvaus henkisestä kärsimyksestä
- kärsimyskorvauscompensation for emotional harm
- korvaus henkisestä kärsimyksestäcompensation for emotional harm
French pretium doloris, solatium doloris
- pretium doloriscompensation for emotional harm
- solatium doloriscompensation for emotional harm
German Schmerzensgeld, Schmerzengeld
- Schmerzensgeldcompensation for emotional harm
- Schmerzengeldcompensation for emotional harm
- Genugtuungcompensation for emotional harm
Italian pretium doloris
- pretium doloriscompensation for emotional harm
Japanese 慰謝料, 見舞い金
- 慰謝料 (isharyō)compensation for emotional harm
- 見舞い金 (mimaikin)compensation for emotional harm
Spanish pretium doloris
- pretium doloriscompensation for emotional harm
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APA
solatium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solatium
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“solatium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solatium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solatium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solatium.
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