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Solace: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Solace noun. Comfort in a time of sadness or distress.
How to say it
SOL-iss/ˈsɒlɪs/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (SOL).
Solace in a sentence
She found solace in her garden in the months after the divorce.
His friends’ messages were a great solace during the long hospital stay.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- comfort
- consolation
- relief
- succour
Opposite:
- distress
Where solace comes from
From Latin solacium, from solari, to console.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
His friends’ messages were a great _____ during the long hospital stay.
- fidelity
- solace
- epithalamium
Show the answer
solace: His friends’ messages were a great solace during the long hospital stay.