solace

Definition

Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.

Etymology

From Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium (“consolation”), root from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“mercy, comfort”).

Example Sentences

• "You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace."
• "September 25, 1750, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion."