Definition of solace

• v. t. - Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief.
• v. t. - Rest; relaxation; ease.
• n. - To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; -- applied to persons; as, to solace one with the hope of future reward.
• n. - To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.
• v. i. - To take comfort; to be cheered.