consolation
Plural: consolations
Noun
- the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
- "second place was no consolation to him"
- the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
- "his presence was a consolation to her"
- The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.
- The prize or benefit for the loser.
- A consolation goal.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French consolacion (French consolatio), from Latin cōnsōlātiō, from the deponent verb cōnsōlor (“I console, encourage”) with the -tiō suffix, while cōnsōlor comprises the intensifying prefix con- with the deponent verb sōlor (“I comfort, console”). Doublet of consolatio.
Synonyms
comfort, solace, solacement, alleviation, consolation, ease, liss, release, relief, respite
Scrabble Score: 13
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