sooth

[sooth]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

truth, reality, or fact.

adjective

soothing, soothing, soft, or sweet.
true or real.

sooth

/ ��ːθ /

noun

truth or reality (esp in the phrase in sooth )

adjective

true or real
smooth

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Other Word Forms

soothly adverb
ˈ��Ǵǳٳ�� adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sooth¹

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sooth¹

Old English ��ō�ٳ�; related to Old Norse sathr true, Old High German sand, Gothic sunja truth, Latin ��ō�Բ� guilty, sonticus critical

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Example Sentences

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Aloe vera cream and ice wrapped in a towel helped to sooth Hector at the airport and during the flight.

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Much like Dustin, the masses peg Rahm as a bomber with little else to his game, but in sooth, he’s incredibly well rounded.

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For sooth, I could have killed Father for dying.

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In sooth, he was an idealist and romanticist.

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He was still in full career, a little enjoying, to say sooth, some of the good lady's minor absurdities, when Zara re-entered the room with a quick step, and a somewhat eager look.

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soot soothe

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