solace

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But this solace was at an end, unless, indeed, the strange burden of musical impotence had been lifted from Valentine, and his talent had been restored to him The last patient came to the doctor's door punctually and was punctually dismissed as the clock chimed the quarter of an hour after five.

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  1. noun Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation.
  2. noun A source of comfort or consolation.
  3. transitive verb To comfort, cheer, or console, as in trouble or sorrow. See Synonyms at comfort.
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  • He said his solace was his pipe—he had no other: he wanted books. —  The Life of John Clare
  • While Presidents from the start have looked to their faith to give them courage and solace, and many have had a religious counselor for one-on-one discussions, the weekly call with a committee of clergy is quite different. —  FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles
  • At least the wife can take solace, after a little 'find', that she got a catch many .. —  Palestine Blogs aggregator
  • Rose's only solace is her icky affair with Mac (Steve Zahn), a married cop who meets her for flings at dirty motels. —  California Chronicle
  • Her only solace was the bragging rights she got for outlasting fellow Team Pros Dario Minieri (57th), —  PokerStars Poker Blog
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English solas, from Old French, from Latin sōlācium, from sōlārī, to console.

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  1. from Middle English solace, solas, from Old French solas, solaz, soulas, French soulas = Pr, solatz = Catalan solas = Spanish Portuguese solaz = Italian sollazzo, from Latin solatium, solacium, soothing, consolation, comfort, from solari, past participle solatus, soothe, console, comfort. Cf. console.
  2. from Middle English solacen, solacien, from Old French solacier, solacer, French solacier = Spanish solazar = Italian sollazzare, from Middle Latin solatiare, solatiari, give solace, console, from Latin solatium, solacium, solace: see solace, n.
 

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