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solace

N สิ่ง ปลอบใจ  การ ปลอบใจ  consolation cheer comfort soothing support siang-plob-jai

 

solace

VT ปลอบใจ  comfort console discomfort plob-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOLACE

v.t.[from L. soatium; solor, to comfort, assuage, relieve. See Console. ] 1. To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in afflication; to console; applied to persons; as, to solace one's self with the hop of future reward.
2. To allay; to assuage; as, to solace grief.

 

SOLACE

v.i.To take comfort; to be cheered or relieved in grief.

 

SOLACE

n.Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; recreation. The propersolaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.

 

SOLACED

pp. Comforted; cheered in afflication.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOLACE

Sol "ace, n. Etym: [OF. solas, ssoulaz, L. solacium, solatium, fr. solari to comfort, console. Cf. Console, v. t.]

 

1. Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief. In business of mirth and of solace. Chaucer. The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion. Rambler.

 

2. Rest; relaxation; ease. [Obs. ] To make his steed some solace. Chaucer.

 

Syn. -- Comfort; consolation; alleviation; relief.

 

SOLACE

Sol "ace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Solacing. ]Etym: [OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL. solatiare. See Solace, n.]

 

1. 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.

 

2. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.

 

Syn. -- To comfort; assuage; allay. See Comfort.

 

SOLACE

SOLACE Sol "ace, v. i.

 

Defn: To take comfort; to be cheered. Shak.

 

SOLACEMENT

SOLACEMENT Sol "ace *ment, n.

 

Defn: The act of solacing, or the state of being solaced; also, that which solaces. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

solace

sol ace |ˈsälis ˈsɑləs | noun comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness: she sought solace in her religion. verb [ with obj. ] give solace to. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French solas (noun ), solacier (verb ), based on Latin solari to console.

 

Oxford Dictionary

solace

solace |ˈsɒlɪs | noun [ mass noun ] comfort or consolation in a time of great distress or sadness: she sought solace in her religion. verb [ with obj. ] give solace to. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French solas (noun ), solacier (verb ), based on Latin solari to console .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

solace

solace noun they found solace in each other: comfort, consolation, cheer, support, relief. verb she was solaced with tea and sympathy: comfort, console, cheer, support, soothe, calm.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

solace

solace noun they tried to find solace in pictures of their little girl as they wanted to remember her: comfort, consolation, cheer, support, relief. verb Miss Wharton was driven home to be solaced with tea and sympathy: comfort, give solace to, console, cheer, support, relieve, soothe, calm.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

solace

sol ace /sɑ́ləs |sɔ́l -/名詞 かたく 1 U «…における /…からの » 慰め, 安堵 あんど «in /from » find solace in work 仕事に安堵を求める 2 C 〖通例単数形で 〗 «…にとって » 慰めとなるもの [人 ] «to , for » .