consolation
n.
comfort, solace; person or thing which brings comfort
Consolation
consolation
Noun
1. the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him"
(synonym) solace, solacement
(hypernym) comfort
(hyponym) cold comfort
(derivation) comfort, soothe, console, solace
2. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"
(synonym) comfort, solace
(hypernym) relief, succor, succour, ministration
(derivation) comfort, soothe, console, solace
consolation (f)
n.
consolation, comfort, solace
Consolation
(n.)
The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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