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Pastime vs Solace - What's the difference?

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Pastime is a related term of solace.


As nouns the difference between pastime and solace

is that pastime is that which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion; games while solace is comfort or consolation in a time of distress.

As verbs the difference between pastime and solace

is that pastime is (obsolete) to sport; to amuse oneself while solace is to give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.

pastime

English

(wikipedia pastime)

Noun

(en noun)
  • That which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion; games.
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  • *:An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.

    • Synonyms

    * amusement * diversion * hobby * sport

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    Verb

  • (obsolete) to sport; to amuse oneself

    • Derived terms

    * pastimer * pastiming

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    solace

    English

    Noun

  • Comfort or consolation in a time of distress.
    • You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace .
  • A source of comfort or consolation.
  • * Rambler
    • The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.

    Synonyms

    * comfort * consolation * relief * support

    Derived terms

    * solaceful * solacement

    Verb

    (solac)
  • To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
  • To allay or assuage.
  • To take comfort; to be cheered.
  • * 1593 , , IV. v. 48:
    • But one thing to rejoice and solace in, / And cruel death hath catched it from my sight.

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