Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief.

To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; -- applied to persons; as, to solace one with the hope of future reward.

To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.

To take comfort; to be cheered.

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him"

comfort in disappointment or misery

the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"

a source of comfort