| Solace 1. (n.) Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief. 2. (v. t.) Rest; relaxation; ease. 3. (n.) 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. 4. (n.) To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief. 5. (v. i.) To take comfort; to be cheered. Thesaurus Entries aid and comfort, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, amuse, amusement, assuage, assurance, assure, balm, bear up, beguile, buck up, cheer, cheer up, comfort, condole, condole with, condolence, consolation, console, convulse, delight, diversion, divert, divertisement, divertissement, ease, easement, encourage, encouragement, enjoyment, enliven, entertain, entertainment, exhilarate, fracture one, give comfort, hearten, help, kill, knock dead, loosen up, mirth, mitigate, passe-temps, pastime, pleasure, put at ease, raise a laugh, raise a smile, reassurance, reassure, recreate, recreation, refresh, regale, regalement, relax, relaxation, relief, relieve, set at ease, shred of comfort, slay, solacement, soothe, succor, support, sympathize with, sympathy, tickle, titillate, upraise, wow |