sooth
Americannoun
adjective
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true or real
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smooth
Other Word Forms
- soothly adverb
Etymology
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
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A pair of crucial reports economic reports this coming week, on employment and consumer prices in January, could help sooth frayed nerves if they show a stabilizing labor market and steady inflation.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026
Aloe vera cream and ice wrapped in a towel helped to sooth Hector at the airport and during the flight.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024
It may sooth ill-feelings after his administration strictly limited U.S. anti-drug cooperation two years ago.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023
I’m sure the $2 billion in profit he stands to make will sooth Arte’s fractured ego.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022
But here’s the lucky part — and ’tis pure sooth.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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