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Word of the Day 6/8/13
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simplyn2deep.livejournal.comSolace (noun, verb)
sol·ace [sol-is]
noun Also called sol·ace·ment.
1. comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
2. something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief: The minister's visit was the dying man's only solace.
verb (used with object)
3. to comfort, console, or cheer (a person, oneself, the heart, etc.).
4. to alleviate or relieve (sorrow, distress, etc.).
Origin: 1250–1300; Middle English solas < Old French < Latin sōlācium, equivalent to sōl ( ārī ) to comfort + -āc- adj. suffix + -ium -ium
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sol·ace [sol-is]
noun Also called sol·ace·ment.
1. comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
2. something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief: The minister's visit was the dying man's only solace.
verb (used with object)
3. to comfort, console, or cheer (a person, oneself, the heart, etc.).
4. to alleviate or relieve (sorrow, distress, etc.).
Origin: 1250–1300; Middle English solas < Old French < Latin sōlācium, equivalent to sōl ( ārī ) to comfort + -āc- adj. suffix + -ium -ium
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
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