Definition of "solace" []

• Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation. (noun)
• A source of comfort or consolation. (noun)
• To comfort, cheer, or console, as in trouble or sorrow. See Synonyms at comfort. (verb-transitive)
• To allay or assuage: "They solaced their wretchedness, however, by duets after supper” ( Jane Austen). (verb-transitive)

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• "Much like President Bill Clinton took solace from the Democratic defeat in the 1994 midterms, so does Obama embark this week on a lengthy trip to Asia, where he will be able to put aside temporarily the political setback at home for a turn on the global stage, where he remains widely admired."
• "If so, perhaps ITV can take solace from the fact that breakfast television has never taken off over here as it did in the US."
• "I take some solace from the fact that this morning's snowfall will eventually become part of next summer's trout stream."