Solace — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

comfort in disappointment or misery

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɑːlɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɒlɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɒlɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɑːlɪs/.

Examples

second place was no consolation to him
his presence was a consolation to her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

comfort soothe solacement consolation console

Parts of Speech

noun	the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment “second place was no consolation to him”
noun	comfort in disappointment or misery
noun	the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction “his presence was a consolation to her”
verb	give moral or emotional strength to

Word Forms

console	verb	give moral or emotional strength to
solace	verb	give moral or emotional strength to
comfort	verb	give moral or emotional strength to
comfort	noun	the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
comforter	noun	a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
consolable	adjective	able to be consoled
consolatory	adjective	affording comfort or solace
consolation	noun	the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
solace	noun	the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
solacement	noun	comfort in disappointment or misery

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Trost

der Trost, den man empfindet, wenn man in Zeiten der Enttäuschung getröstet wird

🇫🇷French

réconfort

le confort que vous ressentez lorsque vous êtes consolé dans les moments de déception

🇪🇸Spanish

consuelo

el consuelo que sientes cuando te consuelan en momentos de decepción

🇮🇹Italian

conforto

il conforto che provi quando sei consolato nei momenti di delusione

🇳🇱Dutch

troost

de troost die je voelt als je getroost wordt in tijden van teleurstelling

🇵🇹Portuguese

consolo

o conforto que você sente quando consolado em momentos de decepção

🇷🇺Russian

утешение

комфорт, который вы чувствуете, когда утешаете во времена разочарования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सांत्वना

निराशा के समय सांत्वना देने पर आपको जो आराम महसूस होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সান্ত্বনা

হতাশার সময়ে সান্ত্বনা পেলে আপনি যে আরাম অনুভব করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆறுதல்

ஏமாற்றத்தின் போது ஆறுதல் அடையும்போது நீங்கள் உணரும் ஆறுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓదార్పు

నిరాశ సమయంలో ఓదార్చినప్పుడు మీరు అనుభవించే ఓదార్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

सांत्वन

निराशेच्या वेळी सांत्वन केल्यावर तुम्हाला जाणवणारा आराम

🇮🇳Gujarati

આશ્વાસન

નિરાશાના સમયે દિલાસો આપતી વખતે તમે જે આરામ અનુભવો છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾಧಾನ

ನಿರಾಶೆಯ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಾಧಾನಗೊಂಡಾಗ ನೀವು ಅನುಭವಿಸುವ ಸೌಕರ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്വാസം

നിരാശയുടെ സമയങ്ങളിൽ ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കുമ്പോൾ നിങ്ങൾ അനുഭവിക്കുന്ന ആശ്വാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਿਲਾਸਾ

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਲਾਸਾ ਦੇਣ 'ਤੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سکون

وہ سکون جو آپ کو مایوسی کے وقت تسلی دینے پر محسوس ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

慰藉

当你在失望的时候得到安慰时你感受到的安慰

🇯🇵Japanese

慰め

失望したときに慰められたときに感じる慰め

🇰🇷Korean

위안

실망할 때 위로를 받을 때 느끼는 편안함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự an ủi

sự an ủi bạn cảm thấy khi được an ủi trong lúc thất vọng

🇹🇭Thai

ปลอบใจ

ความสบายใจที่คุณรู้สึกได้เมื่อถูกปลอบใจในช่วงเวลาแห่งความผิดหวัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghiburan

kenyamanan yang Anda rasakan saat dihibur di saat kecewa

🇵🇭Filipino

aliw

ang ginhawang nararamdaman mo kapag naaaliw sa oras ng pagkabigo

🇲🇾Malay

ketenangan

keselesaan yang anda rasai apabila dihiburkan semasa kekecewaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العزاء

الراحة التي تشعر بها عند مواساتك في أوقات خيبة الأمل

🇮🇷Persian

آرامش

آرامشی که در مواقع ناامیدی احساس می کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

teselli

hayal kırıklığı anlarında teselli edildiğinde hissettiğin rahatlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֶחָמָה

הנוחות שאתה מרגיש כשאתה מתנחם בזמנים של אכזבה

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The primary meaning of 'solace' is 'the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment'.

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