Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - solace
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Solace
solace
I. transitive verb (~d; solacing) Date: 13th century 1. to give ~ to ; console 2. a. to make cheerful b. amuse 3. allay, soothe ~ grief • ~ment noun • ~r noun II. noun Etymology: Middle English solas, from Anglo-French, from Latin solacium, from solari to console Date: 14th century 1. alleviation of grief or anxiety 2. a source of relief or consolation
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n. & v. --n. comfort in distress, disappointment, or tedium. --v.tr. give solace to. Phrases and idioms solace oneself with find compensation or relief in. Etymology: ME f. OF solas f. L solatium f. solari CONSOLE(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. утешение, успокоение to give solace to a friend —- утешать друга to find solace in music —- находить утешение в музыке books are his only solace —- книги - его единственная радость (отрада) 2. утешать, успокаивать; облегчать to solace grief —- облегчать горе to solace oneself with illusions —- утешаться иллюзиями to solace oneself with drink —- топить горе в вине 3. скрашивать, оживлять ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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Solace is a feeling of comfort that makes you feel less sad. (FORMAL) I found solace in writing when my father died three years ago... = comfort N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n 1 formal a feeling of emotional comfort at a time of great sadness or disappointment (seek/find solace in) (After the death of her son, Val found solace in the church.) 2 be a solace to to bring a feeling of comfort and calmness to someone, when they are sad or disappointed (Mary was a great solace to me after Arthur died.) ~2 v literary to give emotional comfort to someone; console1 ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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