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sooth

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sooth  (sth) Archaic
adj.
1. Real; true.
2. Soft; smooth.
n.
Truth; reality.
[Middle English, from Old English sth; see es- in Indo-European roots.]
soothly adv.
sooth
Noun
in sooth Archaic or poetic in truth [Old English sōth]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sooth - truth or reality; "in sooth"
truthfulness - the quality of being truthful
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression


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Was never the man born nor never the lady chosen Who knoweth of the sooth of Arthur to say more.
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