Solicitude vs Solace - What's the difference?
solicitude | solace |
The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.
A feeling of excessive concern.
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:
As nouns the difference between solicitude and solace
is that solicitude is the state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety while solace is comfort or consolation in a time of distress.As a verb solace is
to give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.solicitude
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
(en-noun)External 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.