Gratification vs Solace - What's the difference?
gratification | solace | Synonyms |
The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart.
That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.
Comfort or consolation in a time of distress.
A source of comfort or consolation.
* Rambler
To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
To allay or assuage.
To take comfort; to be cheered.
* 1593 , , IV. v. 48:
Gratification is a synonym of solace.
As nouns the difference between gratification and solace
is that gratification is the act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart while solace is comfort or consolation in a time of distress.As a verb solace is
to give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.gratification
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* gladness, queemlinessDerived terms
* oral gratification * self-gratificationExternal links
* * *solace
English
Noun
- You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace .
- The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.
Synonyms
* comfort * consolation * relief * supportDerived terms
* solaceful * solacementVerb
(solac)- But one thing to rejoice and solace in, / And cruel death hath catched it from my sight.