Solace vs Encourage - What's the difference?
solace | encourage | Related terms |
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:
To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
To spur on, strongly recommend.
To foster, give help or patronage
Solace is a related term of encourage.
As verbs the difference between solace and encourage
is that solace is to give solace to; comfort; cheer; console while encourage is .As a noun solace
is comfort or consolation in a time of distress.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.
Anagrams
*encourage
English
Verb
(encourag)- I encouraged him during his race.
- We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
- ''The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed
