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solace
English
Etymology
From Old French solas, from Latin s?l?cium (“consolation”), root from Proto-Indo-European *s?lh?- (“mercy, comfort”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?.l?s/
- (US) enPR: s??lace, IPA(key): /?s??.l?s/
- Rhymes: -?l?s
Noun
solace (countable and uncountable, plural solaces)
- Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
- You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace.
- A source of comfort or consolation.
- September 25, 1750, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler
- The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.
- September 25, 1750, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler
Synonyms
- comfort
- consolation
- relief
- support
- compassion
Derived terms
- solaceful
- solacement
Translations
Verb
solace (third-person singular simple present solaces, present participle solacing, simple past and past participle solaced)
- (transitive) To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
- (transitive) To allay or assuage.
- (intransitive) To take comfort; to be cheered.
Translations
Related terms
- console
Anagrams
- Coales, acoels, coales
Spanish
Verb
solace
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of solazarse.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of solazarse.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of solazarse.
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encourage
English
Alternative forms
- incourage (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English encouragen, encoragen, from Anglo-Norman encoragier, from Old French encoragier from en- +? corage "courage". Displaced native Middle English belden, bielden (“to encourage”) (from Old English bieldan (“to encourage”)), Middle English bealden, balden (“to encourage”) (from Old English bealdian (“to encourage, make bold”)), Middle English herten (“to encourage, enhearten”) (from Old English hiertan, hyrtan (“to enhearten”)), Old English elnian (“to encourage, strengthen”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?k???d?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n?k???d?/
- Hyphenation: en?cour?age
Verb
encourage (third-person singular simple present encourages, present participle encouraging, simple past and past participle encouraged) (transitive)
- To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
- I encouraged him during his race.
- To spur on, strongly recommend.
- We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
- To foster, give help or patronage
- The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed
Synonyms
- bield
- embolden
Antonyms
- becourage
- discourage
Derived terms
- encouragement
- encouraging
- encouragingly
Related terms
- courage
Translations
French
Verb
encourage
- inflection of encourager:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- singular imperative
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