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Here is Your Word for Today. May 02, 2008 |
Hai! Friday, 2nd May 2008 : Today's Word is ...
Past and past participle : solaced Present participle : solacing 3rd person present singular : solaces Pronunciation : sól-less 1. comfort at a time of sadness, grief, or disappointment 2. somebody or something that provides comfort at a time of sadness, grief, or disappointment 3. to comfort somebody at a time of sadness, grief or disappointment 4. to give hope to in time of grief or pain 13th century - Via French - Latin solatium - solari - to comfort consolation, console, soothe, comfort, peace, give comfort, peace trouble, upset, worry, discord, disharmony • They solaced their wretchedness, however, by duets after supper. • The third are gratiosi, favorites; such as exceed not this scantling, to be solace to the sovereign, and harmless to the people. • The minister's visit was the dying man's only solace. • His poverty drove him to seek increasing solace in alcohol. • His music was a solace to me during my illness. • Surrounded by unhappiness at home, John Sr. early on found solace and certainty in the realm of science and technology. • But immediately afterwards he dispels the agony by finding his customary solace in tales of chivalry. • It provided some solace that three large, highly conservative insurance companies were willing to bet on my life. • Lillian's Lutheranism, with its harsh creed that suffering was a sign of God's favor, solaced her. • solacer : Noun • solacee : Noun - Plural
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