What does sooth mean?
Sooth means (archaic) Truth..
Sooth
/suːθ/ · noun
Meaning
(archaic) Truth..
Definitions by Sense
- (archaic) Truth.
- (obsolete) Augury; prognostication.
- (obsolete) Blandishment; cajolery.
- (obsolete) Reality; fact.
- (archaic) True.
- (obsolete) Pleasing; delightful; sweet.
- (archaic) In truth; indeed.
- Obsolete form of soothe.
Example Sentences
In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.
[…] "O Eginhard, disclose The meaning and the mystery of the rose"; And trembling he made answer: "In good sooth, Its mystery is love, its meaning youth!"
The sooth of birds, by beating of their wings.
The soothest shepherd that e'er pip'd on plains
With jellies soother than the creamy curd, And lucent syrops, tinct with cinnamon; […]
That shall I sooth (said he) to you declare.
To be ſhort, a wretched and curſed generation they be; hypocrites, pretending friendſhip, but they can not skill of plaine dealing and franke ſpeech. Rich men they claw, ſooth up and flatter: the poore they contemne and deſpiſe.
Hereupon it is, that these sportulary preachers are fain to sooth up their many masters […]
Synonyms for sooth
Antonyms for sooth
Related Words
Word Forms
- soother
- soothest
- sooths
- soothing
- soothed
Usage Notes
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In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.
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