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soothesome

soothesome adjective: characterised or marked by soothing; comforting.

Adjective

soothesome (comparative more soothesome, superlative most soothesome)

  1. 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.1871, The Manhattan and de la Salle Monthly - Volumes 3-4
    • 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.1899, Interstate Medical Journal, volume 6

Forms of soothesome

comparativemore soothesome
superlativemost soothesome

Origin of soothesome

From soothe + -some.

Questions about soothesome

What does soothesome mean?
Soothesome means characterised or marked by soothing; comforting.
What part of speech is soothesome?
Soothesome is an adjective.

Words near soothesome in the dictionary

  1. soother
  2. soothered
  3. soothering
  4. soothers
  5. soothes
  6. soothesome
  7. soothest
  8. sootheth
  9. soothfast
  10. soothfastly
  11. soothfastness

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