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soothesome

adj

Etymology

From soothe + -some.

  1. derived from *h₁es-✻ — “to be”
  2. inherited from *sanþōną✻ — “to prove, certify, acknowledge, testify”
  3. inherited from *sanþōn✻
  4. inherited from sōþian — “to verify, prove, confirm, bear witness to”
  5. inherited from sothen — “to verify, prove the validity of”
  6. suffixed as soothesome — “soothe + some”

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by soothing

    Characterised or marked by soothing; comforting

    • All flown the flush of manhood's prime, And void of fire the restless glance, But still the years' mnemonic chime Spoke to his heart in soothesome rhyme, Of his home among the hills of France.
    • So thoughts purl and flow, there's no need of strain; for thought can come to the tuneful flow of a quiet heart, and the soothesome sense of ease and comfort.
    • Are tears to thee so dear, And sighs such soothesome melody?

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA