solace

solace is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief.
2. transitive verb. Rest; relaxation; ease.
3. noun. To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; -- applied to persons; as, to solace one with the hope of future reward.
4. noun. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.
5. intransitive verb. To take comfort; to be cheered.
6. noun. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

   "his presence was a consolation to her"

   Synonyms: comfort, consolation

7. noun. the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

   "second place was no consolation to him"

   Synonyms: consolation, solacement

8. noun. comfort in disappointment or misery

   Synonyms: solacement

9. verb. give moral or emotional strength to

   Synonyms: comfort, console, soothe

Synonyms

comfort, consolation, solacement, console, soothe

Common word forms

solaced, solacer, solaces, solacing, solaceful, solacement

Words from these letters

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