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solace

so·lace

UK/ˈsɒl.ɪs/ US/ˈsɑ.lɪs/ uncommon
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

  • “second place was no consolation to him”
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3.

the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

  • “his presence was a consolation to her”
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Origin

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

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