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solatium

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /səˈleɪʃi.əm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A form of compensation for emotional rather than physical or financial harm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Intangible or emotional compensation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable

Examples

  • "But Italian cabmen who are engaged by the hour regard the long waits beneath shady trees as a solatium for the reduced fare." C. Lewis Hind, The Education of an Artist (London: Adam and Charles Black, 1906, page 160).

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin solatium.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 精神損害賠償金 /精神损害赔偿金 (jīngshén sǔnhài péichángjīn) — compensation for emotional harm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 慰撫金 /慰抚金 (wèifǔjīn) — compensation for emotional harm
  • Dutch: smartegeld — compensation for emotional harm
  • Finnish: kärsimyskorvaus — compensation for emotional harm
  • Finnish: korvaus henkisestä kärsimyksestä — compensation for emotional harm
  • French: pretium doloris — compensation for emotional harm
  • French: solatium doloris — compensation for emotional harm
  • German: Schmerzensgeld — compensation for emotional harm
  • German: Schmerzengeld — compensation for emotional harm
  • German: Genugtuung — compensation for emotional harm
  • Italian: pretium doloris — compensation for emotional harm
  • Japanese: 慰謝料 (isharyō) — compensation for emotional harm
  • Japanese: 見舞い金 (mimaikin) — compensation for emotional harm
  • Manx: argid mollee — compensation for emotional harm
  • Spanish: pretium doloris — compensation for emotional harm