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solace

/ˈsɒləs/noun

उच्चारण सॉलस

सांत्वना, ढाढ़स, दिलासा

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noun
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    [U] formal

    a feeling of emotional comfort when you are sad or disappointed; a person or thing that makes you feel better

    सांत्वना, ढाढ़स, दिलासा

    • She found solace in music after her father's death.
    • His grandchildren were a great solace to him.
    • The children found solace in the warmth of their grandmother's stories.
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    • He sought solace in long walks after losing the match.
    • It was a solace to know that help was on the way.

    Synonyms comfort consolation relief support succour

    Opposite distress grief misery sorrow

verb
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    [T] ~ sb literary

    to give comfort to somebody

    सांत्वना देना

    • She solaced herself with prayer.
    • Music solaced the old widow in her lonely evenings.
    • The kind words solaced the grieving mother.
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    • She solaced her little brother with a gentle song.
    • He solaced himself with a hot cup of tea after the defeat.

    Synonyms comfort console soothe cheer

    Opposite distress upset

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AaSpelling

sol·ace

Spelling and pronunciation: sol-ace, /ˈsɒləs/ (not 'sollace' or 'solice').

Spelling और pronunciation में sol-ace, /ˈsɒləs/ ('sollace' या 'solice' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the comfort words together: solace, consolation, comfort, succour (help in difficulty), relief (feeling after something unpleasant stops).

सांत्वना के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: solace, consolation, comfort, succour (कठिनाई में सहायता), relief (अप्रिय चीज़ रुकने के बाद का भाव)।

§Grammar and usage

Find solace in sth; be a solace to sb.

'Find solace in sth' (किसी चीज़ में सुकून या तसल्ली पाना) और 'be a solace to sb' (किसी के लिए सहारा या राहत बनना), इन दोनों में preposition अलग-अलग हैं: in और to।