Syn. — To soften; assuage; allay; compose; mollify; tranquilize; pacify; mitigate.
SOOTHER
Sooth"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, soothes.
SOOTHFAST Sooth"fast`, a. Etym: [Sooth + fast, that is, fast or firm with respect to truth.]
Defn: Firmly fixed in, or founded upon, the thruth; true; genuine; real; also, truthful; faithful. [Archaic] — Sooth"fast`ness, n. [Archaic] "In very soothfastness." Chaucer. Why do not you . . . bear leal and soothfast evidence in her behalf, as ye may with a clear conscience! Sir W. Scott.
SOOTHFAST
Sooth"fast`, adv.
Defn: Soothly; really; in fact. [Archaic]
I care not if the pomps you show Be what they soothfast appear.
Emerson.
SOOTHING
Sooth"ing, a. & n.
Defn: from Soothe, v.
SOOTHINGLY
Sooth"ing*ly, adv.