solace Definition

solace
noun

1. Comfort in time of disappointment or sorrow.
2. A source of comfort.

verb solaced, solacing

1. To provide with such comfort.

Thesaurus: soothe, console, comfort, succour, support.
2. To bring relief from something.

Thesaurus: soothe, allay, alleviate, mitigate.
intr
3. To take comfort.

Etymology: 13c: from French solas, from Latin solari to comfort in distress.