solace
n.the comfort or peace you feel when you are sad or worried. You find this in things like music, nature, or talking to a friend.
n.comfort or consolation in a time of great distress or misfortune. Often used with the verbs 'find', 'seek', or 'take'.
“She found solace in her garden after a long day.”
“During the long winter months, he took solace in the quiet routine of his morning coffee and a book.”
“The poet sought solace in the rugged landscapes of his youth, translating the harsh beauty of the moors into verses that offered similar comfort to his readers.”
Commonly paired with the preposition 'in' ('solace in something').
“There is solace in art; here are ways to describe the incomprehensible; here is, if not your memory, at least my record.”
“Wolves created no further chances, but could take solace from the performance of the full-back Tchatchoua, who looked impactful at both ends, while Mateus Mané was dominant on the left.”
From Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium (“consolation”), root from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“mercy, comfort”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.