Solacement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

comfort in disappointment or misery

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɑːlɪsmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɒlɪsmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɒlɪsmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈɑːlɪsmənt/.

Examples

second place was no consolation to him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

consolation solace

Parts of Speech

noun	comfort in disappointment or misery
noun	the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment “second place was no consolation to him”

Word Forms

solace	verb	give moral or emotional strength to
console	verb	give moral or emotional strength to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Trost

Trost in Enttäuschung oder Elend

🇫🇷French

réconfort

réconfort dans la déception ou la misère

🇪🇸Spanish

consuelo

consuelo en la decepción o la miseria

🇮🇹Italian

conforto

conforto nella delusione o nella miseria

🇳🇱Dutch

troost

troost bij teleurstelling of ellende

🇵🇹Portuguese

consolo

conforto na decepção ou miséria

🇷🇺Russian

утешение

утешение в разочаровании или несчастье

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सांत्वना

निराशा या दुख में आराम

🇧🇩Bengali

সান্ত্বনা

হতাশা বা দুঃখে সান্ত্বনা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆறுதல்

ஏமாற்றம் அல்லது துன்பத்தில் ஆறுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓదార్పు

నిరాశ లేదా బాధలో ఓదార్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

सांत्वन

निराशा किंवा दुःखात सांत्वन

🇮🇳Gujarati

આશ્વાસન

નિરાશા અથવા દુઃખમાં આરામ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾಧಾನ

ನಿರಾಶೆ ಅಥವಾ ದುಃಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಆರಾಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്വാസം

നിരാശയിലോ ദുരിതത്തിലോ ആശ്വാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਸੱਲੀ

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ ਜਾਂ ਦੁੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਰਾਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

سکون

مایوسی یا غم میں سکون

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

安慰

失望或痛苦中的安慰

🇯🇵Japanese

慰め

失望や悲惨さの中での慰め

🇰🇷Korean

위로

실망이나 불행에 대한 위로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự an ủi

an ủi khi thất vọng hoặc đau khổ

🇹🇭Thai

การปลอบใจ

ความสบายใจในความผิดหวังหรือความทุกข์ยาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

hiburan

kenyamanan dalam kekecewaan atau kesengsaraan

🇵🇭Filipino

kaaliwan

ginhawa sa pagkabigo o paghihirap

🇲🇾Malay

penghiburan

selesa dalam kekecewaan atau kesengsaraan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العزاء

الراحة في خيبة الأمل أو البؤس

🇮🇷Persian

آرامش

راحتی در ناامیدی یا بدبختی

🇹🇷Turkish

teselli

hayal kırıklığı ya da mutsuzlukta rahatlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

נחמה

נחמה באכזבה או בסבל

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The primary meaning of 'solacement' is 'comfort in disappointment or misery'.

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