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sooth S0564600 (so͞oth) Archaic adj.1. Real; true.2. Soft; smooth.n. Truth; reality.
[Middle English, from Old English sōth; see es- in Indo-European roots.]
sooth′ly adv.sooth (suːθ) ntruth or reality (esp in the phrase in sooth)adj1. true or real2. smooth[Old English sōth; related to Old Norse sathr true, Old High German sand, Gothic sunja truth, Latin sōns guilty, sonticus critical] ˈsoothly advsooth (suθ)
Archaic. n. 1. truth, reality, or fact. adj. 2. soothing, soft, or sweet. 3. true or real. [before 900; Middle English; Old English sōth, derivative of sōth true, c. Old Saxon sōth, Old Norse sannr, sathr] sooth′ly, adv. sooth, soothsayer, soothe - Sooth, "true, truth," or "that which is," is part of soothsayer; it is related to soothe, which once meant "assent to be true; say yes to," or "to prove or show a fact to be true."See also related terms for prove.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sooth - truth or reality; "in sooth"truthfulness - the quality of being truthfularchaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression |
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Words related to soothnoun truth or realityRelated Words- truthfulness
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