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sooth|say|er — «SOOTH SAY uhr», noun. a person who claims to tell what will happen; person who makes prophecies or predictions: »A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March (Shakespeare). ╂[< sooth + sayer] … Useful english dictionary
sooth|say|ing — «SOOTH SAY ihng», noun. 1. the foretelling of future events: »Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain (Ecclesiasticus 34:5). 2. a prediction or prophecy … Useful english dictionary
sooth·say·er — /ˈsuːθˌsejɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] old fashioned : someone who makes predictions about what is going to happen in the future … Useful english dictionary
sooth — for·sooth; in·sooth; sooth·ful; sooth·less; sooth·ly; sooth·say·er; sooth·say·ing; sooth; sooth·er; sooth·say; sooth·ing·ly; sooth·ing·ness; … English syllables
say — as·say·a·ble; as·say·er; doom·say·er; d or·say; es·say·er; es·say·ette; es·say·ist; es·say·is·tic; gain·say; man·a·no·say; mis·say; ram·say·ite; re·say; say; say·able; say·bolt; say·ee; say·er; say·ing; say·nète; say·yid; sooth·say·er;… … English syllables
sooth — /suθ/ (say soohth) –noun 1. Archaic truth, reality, or fact. –adjective 2. Poetic soothing, soft, or delicious. 3. Archaic true or real. {Middle English; Old English sōþ truth} –soothly, adverb …
soothsay — sooth·say … English syllables
soothsayer — sooth·say·er … English syllables
soothsayer — sooth|say|er [ˈsu:θˌseıə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: sooth truth (11 21 centuries) (from Old English soth, from soth true ) + sayer] old use someone who is believed to be able to say what will happen in the future … Dictionary of contemporary English
soothsayer — sooth·say·er (so͞oth’sā′ər) n. ▸ One who claims to be able to foretell events or predict the future; a seer. Word History: The truth is not always soothing, but our verb soothe is related to soothsayer, the word for one who tells the truth,… … Word Histories
