sooth

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noun

truth, reality, or fact.

adjective

soothing, soft, or sweet.
true or real.

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

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How to use sooth in a sentence

Sow fallow land when the soil is still getting light: fallow land is a defender from harm and a soother of children.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | Homer and Hesiod
But the most dexterous soother of qualms and scruples was Mrs. Lenoir.
Mrs. Maxon Protests | Anthony Hope
We are now to observe him reft of every admirer, every soother, every friend.
Sermons Preached at Brighton | Frederick W. Robertson
Time is a soother of sorrows, a healer of rancours, however legitimate.
Observations of an Orderly | Ward Muir
He found this dove-like creature a wonderful soother: he applied her more and more to his sore heart.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 | Various

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

Origin of sooth

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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