solace
/ˈsɑ.lɪs/ noun C1- 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.
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Well, I selected the cartilages of the heads of these fishes, and you can scarcely imagine the delight with which I welcomed the arrival of each Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, as affording me the means of increasing my stock of pens; for I will freely confess that my historical labors have been my greatest solace and relief.
Eyes bright, sinister, curious, admiring, provocative, alluring were bent upon him, for his garb and air proclaimed him a devotee to the hour of solace and pleasure.
The business of her life was to get her daughters married: its solace was visiting and news.
Julianne found solace in his quiet assurance, drawing confidence from the enduring permanence of the achievements he so modestly described.
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