noun
Meaning 1
solace; consolation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
solacement
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noun
Meaning 2
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- second place was no consolation to him
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: consolation, solace
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: comfort
Narrower terms: cold comfort, silver lining, bright side
noun
Meaning 3
comfort in disappointment or misery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: solace
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: comfort, comfortableness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English solace Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English solacement From solace + -ment.