sooth

[ sooth ]

/ suθ /

Archaic.

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noun

truth, reality, or fact.

adjective

soothing, soft, or sweet.

true or real.

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Origin of sooth

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

Words nearby sooth

Sooner State, soonest, Soong, soony, soot, sooth, soothe, soothfast, soothing, soothsay, soothsayer

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How to use sooth in a sentence

As in Arizona, he cited no evidence of fraud — just 41 potential cases have been uncovered in Wisconsin since last summer — and suggested that a probe would sooth the nerves of people who worried that the election was rigged.
The Trailer: When the will of the people is beside the point|David Weigel|May 27, 2021|Washington Post
He was elected to sooth the wounds of the Bush era and make clear to Muslims that they had nothing to fear from the US.
Romney’s One Quip on Russia Trumps Obama’s Former Declarations|Stuart Stevens|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In hopes to sooth him, the Marchioness asked two or three questions respecting Wharton.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Yet for sooth, they must be spared the discomfort of becoming a little infatuated with a woman for a time—a short time, at worst!
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird

In sooth, I make it my first care, that since there is nothing else to commend my letters, that their rarity may commend them.
East Anglia|J. Ewing Ritchie
You speak sooth, returned Aya, the moon is a love-lorn lady; but have you seen her faint sister who is sadder and fairer than she?
Japanese Fairy Tales|Grace James
In good sooth ye do,” cried Biarne, with a laugh; “a mouse could hardly slake his thirst with all that you have yet imbibed.
The Norsemen in the West|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for sooth

sooth

/ (suːθ) archaic, or poetic /

noun

truth or reality (esp in the phrase in sooth)

adjective

true or real

smooth

Derived forms of sooth

soothly, adverb

Word Origin for sooth

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

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