soulagementn.

Brit.

/suːˈlɑːʒmɒ̃/, U.S.

/ˌsulɑʒˈmɑn/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French soulagement.

Etymology: < French soulagement (15th cent. or earlier in Middle French) < soulager to relieve (probably ultimately < classical Latin sublevāre subleve v.) + -ment -ment suffix. Compare earlier solagement n., and also solace n.¹Compare the following slightly earlier example of use as adverb:1762 L. Sterne Let. 17 Dec. in Lett. 1739–64 (2009) 302 These strollers are your friends with the rest of our society, to whom I proposed this scheme soulagement—and I assure you we do well.

Solace, relief. Also concrete: something which gives this.Chiefly in French or French-speaking contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief

lightingOE

leathc1175

comfort?c1225

solacec1290

lithec1300

comfortingc1320

allegeancec1325

swaging1340

froa1350

releasec1350

consolationc1374

legeancec1390

reliefa1393

comfortationa1400

leathinga1400

swagea1400

allegementa1425

alleviation?a1425

recreation?a1425

refrigery?a1425

lighteningc1425

recomfortc1425

mitigation?1435

recomforting1487

recreancea1500

allevation1502

easement1533

solacy1534

ease1542

cheer1549

assuagement1561

refreshing1561

easing1580

recomfortation1585

recomforture1595

assuage1596

allevement1599

mitification1607

allayment1609

solagement1609

levation1656

solacement1721

solation1757

soulagement1777

consolement1797

de-tension1949

de-tensioning1952

tea and sympathy1953

1777 Earl of Carlisle Let. 18 Feb. in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1844) III. 171 I know our house might be a soulagement to you.

1834 New Monthly Mag. 40 439 The soulagements of the refreshments.

1841 A. B. Granville Spas Eng.: Northern Spas 56 I betook myself to the soulagement of half a bottle of Pullna.

1949 H. Nicolson Diary 17 Apr. (1968) 169 All this calm reflects my deep soulagement at Vita's improvement in health.

1968 A. Coates Myself a Mandarin xvii. 245 One of my Secretariat colleagues telephoned me..to remind me..to return my instrument... With a certain soulagement I learned that he was referring merely to a piece of paper.

2007 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 30 Mar. c2 When it was over, we had a feeling we had just made it, but it was more of soulagement, or relief.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soulagement
释义	soulagementn. Brit. /suːˈlɑːʒmɒ̃/, U.S. /ˌsulɑʒˈmɑn/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French soulagement. Etymology: < French soulagement (15th cent. or earlier in Middle French) < soulager to relieve (probably ultimately < classical Latin sublevāre subleve v.) + -ment -ment suffix. Compare earlier solagement n., and also solace n.¹Compare the following slightly earlier example of use as adverb:1762 L. Sterne Let. 17 Dec. in Lett. 1739–64 (2009) 302 These strollers are your friends with the rest of our society, to whom I proposed this scheme soulagement—and I assure you we do well. Solace, relief. Also concrete: something which gives this.Chiefly in French or French-speaking contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief lightingOE leathc1175 comfort?c1225 solacec1290 solacec1290 lithec1300 comfortingc1320 allegeancec1325 swaging1340 froa1350 releasec1350 consolationc1374 legeancec1390 reliefa1393 comfortationa1400 leathinga1400 swagea1400 allegementa1425 alleviation?a1425 recreation?a1425 refrigery?a1425 lighteningc1425 recomfortc1425 mitigation?1435 recomforting1487 recreancea1500 allevation1502 easement1533 solacy1534 ease1542 cheer1549 assuagement1561 refreshing1561 easing1580 recomfortation1585 recomforture1595 assuage1596 allevement1599 mitification1607 allayment1609 solagement1609 levation1656 solacement1721 solation1757 soulagement1777 consolement1797 de-tension1949 de-tensioning1952 tea and sympathy1953 1777 Earl of Carlisle Let. 18 Feb. in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1844) III. 171 I know our house might be a soulagement to you. 1834 New Monthly Mag. 40 439 The soulagements of the refreshments. 1841 A. B. Granville Spas Eng.: Northern Spas 56 I betook myself to the soulagement of half a bottle of Pullna. 1949 H. Nicolson Diary 17 Apr. (1968) 169 All this calm reflects my deep soulagement at Vita's improvement in health. 1968 A. Coates Myself a Mandarin xvii. 245 One of my Secretariat colleagues telephoned me..to remind me..to return my instrument... With a certain soulagement I learned that he was referring merely to a piece of paper. 2007 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 30 Mar. c2 When it was over, we had a feeling we had just made it, but it was more of soulagement, or relief. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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