Word of the day: solace
In short: solace (noun): the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment.
Pronounced /ˈsɒ.lɪs/.
It can also mean: (noun) comfort in disappointment or misery; (noun) the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; (verb) give moral or emotional strength to.
Similar words: consolation, solacement, comfort, soothe, console.
Definitions from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0), which is derived from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
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