solace

Plural: solaces

Noun

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
comfort in disappointment or misery
the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
A source of comfort or consolation.

Verb

Verb Forms: solaced, solacing, solaces

To comfort in a time of grief or distress.
give moral or emotional strength to
To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
To allay or assuage.
To take comfort; to be cheered.

Examples

He tried to solace his opponent after a crushing defeat with a kind word.
You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

comfort, consolation, console, solacement, soothe, alleviation, besoothe, cheer, ease, liss, release, relief, respite, solace

Scrabble Score: 8

solace: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
solace: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
solace: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

solace: valid Words With Friends Word