soothing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuːðɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -uːðɪŋ

Adjective

soothing (comparative more soothing, superlative most soothing)

1. Tending to soothe.

   soothing music

2. Giving relief.

   a soothing ointment

3. Freeing from fear or anxiety.

   soothing words

Derived terms

• soothingly
• soothingness

Translations

Tending to soothe

• Bulgarian: успокояващ (bg) (uspokojavašt)
• Czech: konejšící, uklidňující
• Finnish: rauhoittava (fi), tyynnyttävä (fi)
• French: apaisant (fr), pacifiant (fr), rassurant (fr)
• Galician: calmante (gl) m or f
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἤπιος (ḗpios)

• Italian: calmante (it) m or f
• Latin: dēlēnificus
• Polish: uspokajający (pl) m
• Russian: успокаивающий (ru) (uspokaivajuščij)
• Swedish: rogivande (sv), lugnande (sv)
• Welsh: esmwythydd

Giving relief

• Albanian: qetësuese
• Bulgarian: облекчаващ (bg) (oblekčavašt)
• Czech: konejšivý m
• Danish: lindrende
• Dutch: verzachtend (nl)
• Finnish: helpottava (fi), lievittävä (fi)
• French: apaisant (fr)
• German: erleichternd (de), lindernd (de)
• Polish: kojący m, uspokajający (pl) m
• Portuguese: aliviante
• Swedish: lindrande (sv), lättande (sv)
• Welsh: esmwythydd

Freeing from fear or anxiety

• Bulgarian: успокояващ (bg) (uspokojavašt)
• Czech: uklidňující
• Danish: beroligende
• Dutch: geruststellend (nl)
• Finnish: rauhoittava (fi), tyynnyttävä (fi)
• French: apaisant (fr)
• German: beruhigend (de)
• Hungarian: megnyugtató (hu)
• Italian: calmante (it) m or f
• Portuguese: tranquilizante (pt)
• Spanish: tranquilizador (es), tranquilizante
• Swedish: lugnande (sv)

Verb

soothing

1. present participle and gerund of soothe
2. present participle and gerund of sooth

Noun

soothing (plural soothings)

1. The act by which somebody is soothed.
   • 1823, Charles Caleb Colton, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     There are moments when the brightest minds prefer the soothings of sympathy to all the brilliance of wit, as he that is in need of repose, selects a bed of feathers, rather than of flints.

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