| consolation | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. consolation, solace, solacement | the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment.; "second place was no consolation to him" |
| ~ comfort | a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment. |
| ~ cold comfort | very limited consolation or empathy.; "he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me" |
| ~ bright side, silver lining | a consoling aspect of a difficult situation.; "every cloud has a silver lining"; "look on the bright side of it" |
| n. (act) | 2. comfort, consolation, solace | the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction.; "his presence was a consolation to her" |
| ~ ministration, succor, succour, relief | assistance in time of difficulty.; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" |
| solace | | |
| n. (state) | 1. solace, solacement | comfort in disappointment or misery. |
| ~ comfort, comfortableness | a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain.; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. comfort, console, solace, soothe | give moral or emotional strength to. |
| ~ calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull | make calm or still.; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
| ~ allay, still, ease, relieve | lessen the intensity of or calm.; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" |
| pleasure | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. pleasance, pleasure | a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience.; "he was tingling with pleasure" |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ delectation, delight | a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction.; "his delight to see her was obvious to all" |
| ~ enjoyment | the pleasure felt when having a good time. |
| ~ pleasantness | the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling. |
| ~ comfort | a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment. |
| ~ sexual pleasure | pleasure derived from sexual activities. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. delight, joy, pleasure | something or someone that provides a source of happiness.; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" |
| ~ positive stimulus | a stimulus with desirable consequences. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. pleasure | a formal expression.; "he serves at the pleasure of the President" |
| ~ choice, pick, selection | the person or thing chosen or selected.; "he was my pick for mayor" |
| n. (act) | 4. pleasure | an activity that affords enjoyment.; "he puts duty before pleasure" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ luxuriation | an activity that affords excessive pleasure and enjoyment. |
| n. (act) | 5. pleasure | sexual gratification.; "he took his pleasure of her" |
| ~ sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice | activities associated with sexual intercourse.; "they had sex in the back seat" |
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