solace

(noun) the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment. Synonyms: consolation, solacement. Example: "Second place was no consolation to him."

(noun) comfort in disappointment or misery. Synonyms: solacement.

(noun) the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction. Synonyms: consolation, comfort. Example: "His presence was a consolation to her."

(verb) give moral or emotional strength to. Synonyms: comfort, soothe, console.