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SOLACEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
Example:
second place was no consolation to him
Synonyms:
consolation; solace; solacement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("solacement" is a kind of...):
comfort (a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solacement"):
cold comfort (very limited consolation or empathy)
bright side; silver lining (a consoling aspect of a difficult situation)
Derivation:
solace (give moral or emotional strength to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Comfort in disappointment or misery
Synonyms:
solace; solacement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("solacement" is a kind of...):
comfort; comfortableness (a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain)
Derivation:
solace (give moral or emotional strength to)
