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solacement

solacement

9.9
Comfort that helps you feel less sad during hard times
  • noun
  • /ˈsoʊləsmənt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : consuelo
  • She found solacement in her friends after the passing of her beloved dog.

Examples

  • The quiet of the garden brought him solacement during his troubled times.

  • He found solacement in music after the breakup.

  • Literature often provides solacement to those enduring hardship.

  • Her kind words provided great solacement during my loss.

  • She found solacement in her friends after the passing of her beloved dog.

  • The quiet of the garden brought him solacement during his troubled times.

  • Her kind words provided great solacement during my loss.

Synonyms

relief
vssolacement
440 1.0

A feeling of comfort when pain or worry goes away

emphasizes giving consolation to someone rather than the general ending of pain
comfort
vssolacement
319 1.0

Things people say or do to make someone feel less worried

refers to giving or receiving consolation in times of trouble
consolation
vssolacement
102 3.8

Something that makes you feel better after loss or disappointment

includes both giving and receiving comfort rather than only giving
solace
vssolacement
55 5.1

Comfort that helps you when you feel sad or upset

is identical in meaning and covers giving or receiving comfort
commiseration
vssolacement
3 6.7

A feeling or words that show you feel sorry for someone who is suffering

involves providing comfort rather than only expressing sympathy
consolamentum
vssolacement
  • Archaic
9.9

An act of giving comfort to someone who is sad

states the act of giving whereas the other covers receiving too
assuagement
vssolacement
  • Formal
9.9

A feeling of relief when pain or worry becomes less

focuses on giving or receiving consolation rather than the reduced condition

Antonyms

240 3.6

A state of very strong pain, worry or serious trouble

119 3.2

A feeling of physical pain or mental unease

How Comforting

relief
440 1.0
solacement
  • Archaic
9.9
consolation
102 3.8
reassurance
51 3.7

Surface Forms

solacement singular
solacements plural

Morphology

solacement = solace (transparent) = solace + ment

The word is a regular nominalization built from the verb 'solace' plus '-ment', so its meaning is straightforwardly recoverable.

Etymology

The word solacement comes from the same root as solace and from the Latin solari, which means 'to comfort'. So, solacement is the comfort you get when you are sad or in trouble.