sooth

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noun
  1. truth, reality, or fact.

adjective
  1. soothing, soft, or sweet.

  2. true or real.

Origin of sooth

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English sōth; cognate with Old Saxon sōth,Old Norse sannr,Gothic sunjis true, Sanskrit sat, sant true, real; akin to is

Other words from sooth

  • soothly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for sooth

sooth

/ (suːθ) archaic, or poetic /


noun
  1. truth or reality (esp in the phrase in sooth)

adjective
  1. true or real

  2. smooth

Origin of sooth

1
Old English sōth; related to Old Norse sathr true, Old High German sand, Gothic sunja truth, Latin sōns guilty, sonticus critical

Derived forms of sooth

  • soothly, adverb

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